Winter Nomads (Hiver nomade)

Come! Turca! Look at that...

Come here, Paquerette.

Hey, donkeys! The holidays are over!

Wait. Come here!

WINTER NOMADS

Down, dogs.

Down, I said.

No, you stay here.

Where are you going?

Dogs! You stay calm! Where are the trousers, Carole?

Here you are!

Titus! Heel!

There's excitement in the air.

- Got put their bells on. - Yes.

- Did you find any shoe grease? - No.

- What about these cyclosprays? - Take them both.

They're for the sheep's hooves.

What about the kettle?

- Don't forget the boots. - We need another strap.

- Let's fix it like that. - We'll see.

That won't work. The noise will scare him.

But... there's still enough room in these bags. Look.

Is the load is well balanced? Not too bad.

Hey, Irmate! Come.

- Let's go, Carole! - I'm coming.

Kiwi! Heel!

Hey! Not so fast!

Come here! Heel! He really has to slow down.

Oh no! He's not going to drive through the flock. He's crazy.

Look at that!

And why not run over the sheep!

I don't believe it.

Stop!

- Hi, boss. - Hello.

- What weather! - We're in a mess!

Are the animals ok?

It normally starts snowing in December... What's going on?

- Which way shall I take? - We'll go and have a look.

- More tea, Pascal? - No, I'll go and check out the grass.

Left or right?

- Come back quickly. - You're ok here.

- And? - We'll stick to the road.

Sorry, Titus, but that's the way it is!

Hey, Irmate!

Figaro, ho!

Carole, don't make them run too much.

Come, Irmate!

That's it! Good!

- How far will we go exactly? - Up to Sermuz to get that facelia.

Titus, heel!

Hey, Milien!

Milien, where are you going?!

Figaro!

Hey, there's nothing, come here! But in God's name, where's he going? Figaro!

Stop! No, but really... Stop!

Out of your mind?

Come here! Heel! Tutsi! Heel!

Where are you off to?

Come, Irmate! Move this way! Oh my God! All this snow!

I hope there's no problem? Is the ring on your side?

I have the loop.

I'm asking you if the ring is on your side?

- Well, we lost the ring! - We lost the ring?

- Where are they going?! - Oh dear!

- We're not going to do anything! - We'll just leave them?

We have to find it! It's going to be hell if we don't!

- Hello! - Hello, Sir!

Not very nice weather, is it!

I thought you were going to offer me some grass.

Oh, well...

That's not so good for them...!

- There's nothing else. - Yes, that's quite clear.

When you have no choice, you take what you've got.

You don't have a ring by any chance? I've just lost mine!

- Maybe you have one at home? - I don't know. I could have a look.

What's it for?

We've just lost ours... No, here it is! Luck's on my side!

Good! Because losing equipment makes life difficult.

So what now?

You see that small clearing? I'll check it out.

- Come, Carole! - Shall I? You sure?

What about the sheep? They're following me.

Never mind.

We'll take the pruning knife and start here.

Here you are!

Remove the snow a bit with your foot.

So he can be with his mom.

Oh, Leon! Who's that? Where's he sprung from?

He hasn't sucked at his mother's breast for a while.

- That's where our bed will be? - Yes.

I'm holding it!

Ok, that's fine.

Don't make any knots! To undo them afterwards...

Everything's fine! What a happy moment!

- We have a good bed. - Is it flat? No bumps?

I don't know, but it's a six star!

We don't hear the motorway any more!

This is good! The noise was driving me crazy.

- We'll be traumatized! - We won't be able to sleep!

Because it's too quiet!

Why aren't they eating?

Because there's manure on it! Come here! Heel!

It's tough! Look at that!

There isn't much at all!

I don't know what's still in store for us.

- Shall we go that way? - We'll try.

Kiwi!

- Titus, heel! - It's a girl.

- Hello! - Hello!

- How many sheep are there? - 800.

800? It looks like there were much less!

If you want to count, maybe you'll find more!

Is this the first time you've seen a flock of sheep?

A neighbour has some, so it's not the first time.

- I meant a transhumant flock. - No... yes.

I don't know the word transhumance.

You don't know what transhumance means?

It means shifting from one point to another, it's a trip.

I see. With a definite goal or not?

The goal is to fatten them, make them eat.

Afterwards they are intended for consumption. So they are eaten.

The sheep...

- You do that for how long? - Four months.

In the off-season, when the vegetation is at rest.

We glean everything that remains.

Anything that wasn't mowed or harvested.

I find this contrast of light and shade pretty.

In this white area, which is like an A4 sheet.

With the dog in the foreground.

I think she prefers stories of sheep to speeches!

I think she's a bit perturbed. She says to herself:

"A bit highbrow for me!"

She prefers running behind the legs of lamb, eh? Hey, my doggie!

You understand that? You're a good dog!

Irmate, you're a bit tiresome.

Tutsi, are you watching?

No, Tutsi!

What is he doing?

I don't believe it! Hey, move on!

That's your fault, Carole!

Carole! They're all going into the rapeseed field.

Do as you please...

No! What are you doing?! Put them on the other side! Now!

Oh dear, oh dear! I don't believe it!

Kiwi! Tutsi! Heel!

Come on, Milien!

Good! Now's the time for explanations!

You've understood your mistake? Because you've made a big mistake!

- I said to the left instead of right! - No, not really...

You turned around much too late! And what was the dog doing?

- He was playing with his muzzle... - No! You always want the last word!

- So why are the sheep in there? - Because Tutsi wasn't...

It's you who controls the dog, not the other way round!

You certainly turned round too late.

Some sheep were already stuck. You sent the dog in too late.

You have to have eyes at the back of your head! You must anticipate!

Because something like that shouldn't have happened!

You're not even trying to understand, you need to do better next time!

It's the sheep's fault...

- Pardon? - You're not trying to understand!

I don't need to understand this kind of situation!

If the farmer turns up, he won't say that he understands.

You could explain whatever you liked.

There's only one way to progress. You won't get anywhere by being obtuse.

You won't be able to do better next time. Something to cheer us up!

Roesti or what? Pizza?

Roesti? Pizza?

- It's 10 o'clock. - You hungry?

No, but...

You should go. I think he told you.

The sheep may not have much to eat, but we will have at least something.

- Hello! - Hello! Thank you!

- Two slices of pizza. - Very kind!

Are you in charge of the bar?

My wife said: "Take them something to eat, they'll appreciate it."

Have a good day and good luck!

It looks delicious. Yumm!

- Don't you want a bite? - No.

- It'll keep. - Yes, until tonight.

- It was a good thing that I stayed behind. - You should have been more at the front.

- No, did you see the others stray away? - Yes.

What would you have done in that situation?

I think we've always managed well enough.

Come here. Come on!

There's nothing.

Strange... What's up, Figaro?

There's something wrong. It hurts him above the hoof.

- It's swollen. - Really?

Looks like abscesses.

You can see he's in pain.

Well, Figaro, you'll go home. You've only just come out and have to go back.

He's rather small!

- He looks small next to the others. - Polo is rather small...

He's happy.

- Polo, we'll go see our friends! - He's tiny!

Carole will be happy to load him up.

He's her size. She said the donkeys were too tall.

And who's that there? A friend.

You know each other.

You know each other! Turca! Polo!