On a faintly misty morning in South Africa's Kamiesberg mountain region, 79-year-old goatherd Hettie (Hettie Farmer) watches her flock as they hobble and nibble along the rough, khaki-colored landscape, and wonders for the first time if they wonder about her. Is she a mother to them, or an omnipotent ruler? She's not inclined toward sentimentality [...]
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'Variations on a Theme' Review: A Woman Stares at Goats - and Looks Back on a Life - in Lovely, Lyrical Rotterdam Winner
February 7, 2026
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