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Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Family · Drama · War · 2020

Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.

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Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020 Family · Drama · War 1h 33m

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6.8 / 10

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Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.

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Directed by

Lynn Roth

Written by

Asher Kravitz

August Maturo

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Ayelet Zurer

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Ken Duken

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.