The Velvet Queen: Snow Leopard

La panthère des neiges

Mesmerising documentary following a photographic expedition in search of the elusive snow leopard.

  • Director

    Marie Amiguet Vincent Munier

  • France 2021. 92min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    12A

  • With English subtitles

This mesmerising documentary follows world-renowned wildlife photographer Vincent Munier as he takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson with him on his latest mission high up on the Tibetan plateau. For several weeks the two men venture into the unexplored and inaccessible valleys in one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, searching for unique animals including the elusive snow leopard. Warren Ellis and Nick Cave's achingly beautiful score is the perfect accompaniment to the men’s contemplation of this extraordinary environment.

Simon Duffy, Programme and Research Manager

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