Of Sheep and Men (2017)
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2017法国纪录片《Of Sheep and Men》由Karim Sayad导演，影片讲述的是：
Sixteenyearold Habib dreams of training his prized sheep to become a fighting champion and middleaged Samir just wants to sell enough sheep before Eid to make ends meet in this emotive profile of two men in an impoverished Algerian community
Its a tale of two men one country and many sheep Habib is 16 years old working as a bus conductor although he had once dreamed of becoming a veterinarian He is the proud owner of El Bouq a ram he hopes to raise to become a champion fighter Samir is 42 years old having seen enough hardship to know the cost of dreaming is high and that everything in life has the potential to bring a profit He capitalizes on this ethos at Eid alAdha Feast of the Sacrifice by buying and selling sheep for the coming slaughter When El Bouq proves to be a farfromillustrious combatant and with Eid fast approaching it looks as though the animals fate might not be a favourable one
Building on the style and themes explored in his awardwinning short Babor Casanova Karim Sayad explores in his documentary feature debut the current climate in Algeria following the Arab Spring with an allegorical and intricate eye Shot in the Bab el Oued neighbourhood of Algiers with a camera that sinks seamlessly into each scenario the film captures Habibs Samirs and even the sheeps perspectives with an intriguing sense of intimacy thats rich with symbolism
Sixteenyearold Habib dreams of training his prized sheep to become a fighting champion and middleaged Samir just wants to sell enough sheep before Eid to make ends meet in this emotive profile of two men in an impoverished Algerian community
Its a tale of two men one country and many sheep Habib is 16 years old working as a bus conductor although he had once dreamed of becoming a veterinarian He is the proud owner of El Bouq a ram he hopes to raise to become a champion fighter Samir is 42 years old having seen enough hardship to know the cost of dreaming is high and that everything in life has the potential to bring a profit He capitalizes on this ethos at Eid alAdha Feast of the Sacrifice by buying and selling sheep for the coming slaughter When El Bouq proves to be a farfromillustrious combatant and with Eid fast approaching it looks as though the animals fate might not be a favourable one
Building on the style and themes explored in his awardwinning short Babor Casanova Karim Sayad explores in his documentary feature debut the current climate in Algeria following the Arab Spring with an allegorical and intricate eye Shot in the Bab el Oued neighbourhood of Algiers with a camera that sinks seamlessly into each scenario the film captures Habibs Samirs and even the sheeps perspectives with an intriguing sense of intimacy thats rich with symbolism
