The Shepherd is a historical drama taking place in Hungary in 1944, in a territory occupied by Nazis. The main character is an old shepherd, who lives alone on a ranch. After his daughter got killed by German soldiers, he decided in his grief to save as many Jewish lives as possible.

The film begins on an average day of the old shepherd. After getting his sheeps to the pasture, the sounds of the war’s horrors are heard from the forest. Amongst the trees, the shepherd finds the dead bodies of several Jews. He begins to search for survivors. At one of the clearings, he finds a naked, raped girl with a gunshot wound on her stomach. Since the girl is unconscious, she is not able to tell what has happened to her. The shepherd bandages the girl’s injury and takes her with him to save her life.

László Illés
Director/Writer/Producer

Roy McClurg
Producer

Zsuzsanna Fülöp-Biri
Producer

Miklós Székely B.
Key Cast “The Shepherd”
1945, Sunset, Satan’s Tango,

Ákos Horváth
Key Cast “The Captain”
Sunset, Astérix and Obélix, Kontroll

Ági Jókai
Key Cast “Judith”
Delta

Jordán Tamás
Key Cast “Grandfather”
On body and soul, Mansfeld, Sunshine

András Sütő
Key Cast “Alfréd”
Land of Storms

Gergely Goitein
Key Cast “Ábel”
Dear Elza!, Couch Surf

Krisztián Endrődy
Key Cast “Vida”