The Shepherd
Chaban
Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan
1966
20 Min
Black and White
1.37:1
Kyrgyz, Russian
The Shepherd is a film demonstrating all the virtues of Kyrgyz documentary filmmaking from the 1960s up to now. The focus is on the country and culture these filmmakers come from. In this case, the director deals with the hard life of shepherds in the Kyrgyz mountains. —Robert Chesterton