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Nicolas Vanier
Director 64 years old

Nicolas Vanier

Dakar, Senegal

Nicolas Vanier (born 5 May 1962) is a French adventurist, writer and director. His 2004 film The Last Trapper follows a trapper in Yukon, Canada. His film, Loup ("Wolf") was released at the end of 2009 and was presented at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Loup is about the... Read full bio →

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Donne-moi des ailes

Donne-moi des ailes

Nicolas Vanier 2019 1h 53m

Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian!

L'école buissonnière

L'école buissonnière

Nicolas Vanier 2017 1h 56m

In 1920s France an orphan is adopted by a rustic couple who work for a rural landowner. Left to himself, he soon comes under the spell of the local poacher.

Belle et Sébastien

Belle et Sébastien

Nicolas Vanier 2013 1h 44m

Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that has been killing their sheep.

Loup

Loup

Nicolas Vanier 2009 1h 42m 7.0

Sergueï est un Évène, ces nomades éleveurs de rennes qui vivent dans les montagnes de Sibérie orientale. A l'âge de 16 ans, Sergueï est nommé gardien de la grande harde du clan de Batagaï.

Le dernier trappeur

Le dernier trappeur

Nicolas Vanier 2004 1h 34m 6.7

Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.

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