The Shepherd

2023
PG
38m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

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On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

Director
- Iain Softley
Writers
- Iain Softley
- Frederick Forsyth
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Iain Softley
Writers
- Iain Softley
- Frederick Forsyth
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Although this is the short story's first screen adaptation, the story has been read nearly every Christmas Eve, or the Friday night closest to it, on CBC Radio One's radio show, "As it Happens" by Alan Maitland since 1979.

Goofs
Although withdrawn from front line fighter service in 1953, the Vampire remained in service as a ground attack and training aircraft and was only fully retired in 1966.

Quotes
Johnny Kavanagh: Okay, we're three miles out. Follow me down, I'm taking you home.

Soundtracks
In the Bleak Midwinter
Written by Christina Georgina Rossetti (as Christina Rossetti)
Performed by Sam Brophy
Courtesy of BMG Music Production

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Loved this!! Great Christmas watch.

Ignore the negative reviews, someone with an axe to grind is trying to sink the ratings on this excellent short. My wife and I took a chance on this and loved every minute. Well acted, well directed, good story, not predictable, and best of all I was left feeling something inside, something good and uplifting. I would explain in more detail but I don't want to spoil the plot.

If you want to watch something that inspires and intrigues without vulgar language and violence and explosions, this is it.

I do have my own axe to grind with Disney in some ways-they have lost their way, and they insist of forcing people to watch the bad parts of some garbage they now distribute by denying access to VidAngel. BUT this short is beautiful and worth the watch. Make more of THIS, Disney.

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