Eric Black (Tom Hughes) recently unexpectedly and mysteriously lost his beloved Rachel (Gaia Weiss) in “Shepherd.” The family, especially his own mother (Greta Scacchi), blames him for the young woman’s death. Aside from his trusty border collie, Baxter, no one seems to take his side anymore. Which is why Eric falls into a deep depression.
Then he saw an advertisement in the newspaper for a job as a shepherd on a remote island off Scotland. Eric accepts the job and travels with Baxter to his new home: a shabby shack at the end of the world. His only contact there is Mrs. Fisher (Kate Dickie). She regularly brings him supplies with her boat, but also warns him that this island could harbor dangers.
Eric decides to ignore Mrs. Fisher’s ominous words and throws himself into work, hoping to finally find peace in the loneliness of the place. But the isolation quickly becomes a major challenge. Dark visions of a monstrous figure clad all in black begin to haunt Eric. For him, the line between reality and madness is becoming increasingly blurred. And then suddenly Baxter disappeared too…
On November 25, 2022, the FSK 16 title “Shepherd – Curse of the Past” will be released in Germany as Blu-ray and DVD. If you don’t want to wait that long, you can watch the film Buy digitally from October 20, 2022 and then stream immediately. All formats are available for pre-order from online retailers such as Amazon:
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Directed, scripted and produced by Welshman Russell Owen, who previously directed zombie shocker Patient Zero. Richard Stoddard (“Sometimes Always Never”) did the camera work, which was praised by various British critics.
Plays the shepherd in the seclusion of a fascinatingly rugged island landscape (film location: Isle of Mull). Tom Hughes from “The Secret of a Life”. He will soon be starring alongside Emily Blunt in the western series The English.
Other parts include 1990s star Greta Scacchi from The Player and For Lack of Evidence, Kate Dickie (Lysa Arryn from Seasons 1 and 4 of Game Of Thrones), and Gaia Weiss (Vikings”) included. If you don’t want to miss Shepherd and other important reboots – whether cinema, streaming or home cinema – then simply subscribe to our free newsletterwhich comes out every Thursday.
Here comes a much shorter teaser trailer in English, which offers partially different scene excerpts:
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