
Sweetgrass
Directed by Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Produced by SEL, Grasshopper Film
A meditative, unsentimental documentary elegy that observes the fading world of mountain shepherding through a lens of austere beauty and ecological interconnection.
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture, revealing a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.
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Questions people ask
Is Sweetgrass sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Sweetgrass end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Sweetgrass scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Sweetgrass violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sweetgrass easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Sweetgrass
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Sweetgrass
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Sweetgrass, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Sweetgrass, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Sweetgrass, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































