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202787 minPGdocumentary

Derek vs Derek

202787 minPGdocumentary

In the English countryside, two farmers named Derek face community backlash as one embraces traditional dairy farming while the other opts for rewilding his land.

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In the English countryside, two farmers named Derek face community backlash as one embraces traditional dairy farming while the other opts for rewilding his land.

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James Dawsondirector

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The idyllic English countryside. An intensive dairy farmer called Derek. One day his neighbour, also called Derek, forsakes farming tradition and starts to turn his land over to wild nature. How does the community react when one of it’s own turns his back on their way of life?

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