A critically endangered Drežnica goat symbolizes the potential loss of Slovenia’s biodiversity and rich cultural heritage. This film captures breathtaking footage of the goats in their Alpine habitat and follows the locals fighting to preserve their way of life and the agrarian model of sustainability. For a screener write to hello@mitjamlakar.com

Director: Marko Kumer Murč

Screenwriter: Simon Horvat

DP: Mitja Mlakar

cast: Janja Berginc, Jurij Uršič, Blaž Kravanja, Tevž Kravanja

Producer: Mojca Pernat, Marko Kumer Murč

camera operators: Mitja Mlakar, Marko Kumer Murč, Katrin Weissler, Gregor Ravnik

editor: Ambrož Pivk

image post: Korektif

colorist: Jure Teržan (Korektif)

DI producer: Martina Lajtner

sound-post: 001

sound-design: Julij Zornik

music composer: Bela Horvat

Production: Russalka Films

Co-production: Film Factory

In Co-operation: Univerza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakulteta & Oddelek za zootehniko Slovenski etnografski muzej

co-financed by: Slovenian Film Centre and Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost republike Slovenije ARIS projekt št. J4-1768

The Drežnica goat is critically endangered. Along with the goat, the only indigenous Slovenian breed that reigns on the steep slopes of Northern Primorska, the nation's biodiversity is at risk, as well as the ethnographic, cultural, and spiritual heritage of the local area. The extinction of the Drežnica goat would mark the end of generations-long harmony between humans and nature, the collaboration of communities, and the agrarian model that we now recognize as the foundation of sustainable development. The film showcases never-before-seen documentary footage of goats in their natural habitat on the inaccessible Alpine cliffs, along with the stories of locals who, using their own skills and the ancestral wisdom passed down through generations, strive to avert the inevitable.