Is the film inspired by a true story?

Small peasant is a French drama directed by Hubert Charuel released in 2018. Worn by Swan Arlaud, the feature tells the story of a cows breeder who has taken over the exploitation of his parents. But all his life is then threatened while one of his animals is infected with a new epidemic. But he cannot resolve to lose everything, and will go to the end to save his farm … This drama with thriller accents was rewarded for the César for the best first film the year of its release.

The precise plot of Small peasant is certainly not inspired by a specific specific story, but which relates very real misfortunes encountered by many breeders. In the columns of La Dépêche du Midi,, Hubert Charge recalled that he was himself the son of breeders, as the main character of Small peasant Interpreted by Swann Arlaud. “The whole film was shot on my parents ‘farm, which is no longer active today. It is often said that the first films are quite personal, being an only son of breeders and n’ Having not taken over my parents’ farm, I think there was the idea of ​​telling the fantasy of what my life could have been if I had not made a cinema. “

The director of Small peasant himself witnessed the crazy cow crisis, “a moment that was very striking for my parents”, he recalls to the regional daily. “I will always remember my mother’s sentence when on television they were talking about the precautionary principle:” If it happens with us, I commit suicide “. It is a sentence that she said like that but I I realized that the death of an animal could be the annihilation of my universe. “

Synopsis – Pierre, the thirties, is a dairy cow breeder. His life is organized around his farm, his veterinary sister and his parents whose exploitation he has resumed. While the first cases of an epidemic declare themselves in France, Pierre discovers that one of his animals is infected. He cannot resolve to lose his cows. There is nothing else and will go to the end to save them …