Derek vs Derek (15)

Two farmers are at odds about the uses of their land in this blunt, funny and heartwarming documentary.
Opening Fri 2 Oct
Fri 2 Oct

On a country road in Devon, intensive dairy farmer Derek Banbury is horrified at the “devastation” of  his neighbour’s once productive farm. Dubbed a “maverick rewilder” by the media, Derek Gow is an unrepentant ex-sheep farmer hellbent on turning his land into an oasis for nature.

Shot over three years the film charts the two Derek’s turbulent relationship, as tempers fray, wild animals run amok, and the land is radically transformed. 

Made by award-winning director James Dawson, it’s a film about land use and farming told by farmers. Blunt, funny and heartwarming in equal measure. 

Derek vs Derek (15)
Director
James Dawson
Duration
88 min
Opening
Fri 2 Oct
Year
2026
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Certificate: 15

Engagingly eccentric crowd-pleaser

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