THE VELVET QUEEN: SNOW LEOPARD

DOCUMENTARY | FRENCH |92 min

High up on the Tibetan plateau amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world's most renowned wildlife photographers takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with him on his latest mission. For several weeks, they'll explore these valleys searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach.

DIRECTORS Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier
MUSIC COMPOSER Warren Ellis
SINGER Nick Cave

 

“A DAZZLINGLY BEAUTIFUL FILM”
★★★★★

— LE PARISIEN

 

“ELEGANT, LAYERED AND AFFECTING”
★★★★

— THE IRISH TIMES

 

“A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY. WILD”

— TÉLÉRAMA

“FASCINATING AND JOYFUL”
★★★★

— LE JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE

 

“A MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENTARY”
★★★★

— ELLE

 

“BREATHTAKING”

— LE FIGARO

FESTIVALS + AWARDS

 

2021 Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection

2021 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Official Selection

2021 Zurich Film Festival
Official Selection

2021 Amsterdam International Documentary
Film Festival
Official Selection

Lumières Awards 2022
Winner, Best Documentary

2022 César Awards
Winner, Best Documentary