Herd Leader (2012)

Original title

Chef de meute

Directed by

Chloé Robichaud

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

13 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy woman inherits her late aunt's dog. She must learn to train it and build up her confidence. The story shows her quiet growth.

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What happens

Herd Leader (French: Chef de meute) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Chloé Robichaud and released in 2012. The film stars Ève Duranceau as Clara, a shy woman who must build confidence in herself when she inherits her late aunt's dog and has to learn how to train it. The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, in the competitive short film program, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2012. In 2013, it was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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