The Shepherd's Song
Director Vahram Mkhitaryan
Countries Poland
Duration 30 min
Synopsis
The protagonist of this touching documentary is a blind shepherd who lives in the high mountains of Armenia. Every day he grazes goats on steep slopes and looks after his family. He faces the biggest drama in his life when his only son loses his vision and has to be sent to school for blind children. Now, the man is confronted with the dilemma whether to continue his life the way it has been so far or to go to Yerevan with his child. "The Shepherd's Song" stuns viewers with the scenes showing the beauty of nature and the reflection on the unprecedented strength of man.
The protagonist of this touching documentary is a blind shepherd who lives in the high mountains of Armenia. Every day he grazes goats on steep slopes and looks after his family. He faces the biggest drama in his life when his only son loses his vision and has to be sent to school for blind children. Now, the man is confronted with the dilemma whether to continue his life the way it has been so far or to go to Yerevan with his child. "The Shepherd's Song" stuns viewers with the scenes showing the beauty of nature and the reflection on the unprecedented strength of man.