Director, Script: Nikos Papatakis
Cast: Olga Karlatos, George Dialegmenos, Lambros Tsagas, Elli Xanthaki
Camera: Jean Boffety, Christian Guillouet
Editor: Suzanne Cabon, Panos Papakyriakopoulos, Geneviève Vaury
Location Sound: Antonis Bairaktaris, Alex Pront
Music: Pierre Barbaud
Costumes: Rita Sfika
Producers: Dimos Theos, Samuel Wirer
Production: Lenox Films (FR)

An impoverished woman wants to marry off her son to the daughter of a rich landowner. But he refuses to give his blessing and pursues his own plans. The Shepherds of Calamity was made after the Greek military coup in 1967 when a right-wing junta seized power in the country. The film is just as much political allegory as romantic tragedy. It all begins with an exploding goat—and remains persistently disturbing thereafter.