One shepherd, snow, and the quietest drama you'll ever witness.
A day in the life of an old shepherd during the lambing season on the Sussex Downs. He talks of the problems in Winter, when lambing is complicated by snow. -BFI
Cinematography
Bleak Sussex Downs captured with haunting intimacy.
Direction
Trevelyan lets silence and weather do the talking.
Director
Philip Trevelyan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 1960s British Free Cinema movement, rejecting polished studio conventions for working-class authenticity.
Philip Trevelyan largely disappeared from cinema after the 70s, becoming a sculptor—this film remains his most accessible ghost.
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