Schiller: The Monk's Goat

Told from the perspective of an 11-year-old boy, Schiller is the story of two families that leave the city and settle in the countryside near a monastery, in search of a more wholesome life, full of prayer and surrounded by the beauty of nature. Jimmy loves the new life, and volunteers as a helper for Father Alexis, the monastery's goat keeper. But his friend Vinny rebels and hankers to return to the city, and to being a cool kid in school.Schiller the goat, imported from Switzerland to improve the genetics of the monastery's herd, proves difficult for Father Alexis and Jimmy to handle. His escapades disrupt the monastery's affairs and get first Father Alexis, then Jimmy and Vinny, in trouble. Yet he serendipitously leads the boys on a beautiful adventure that fulfills the dearest longings of Jimmy's heart, and opens Vinny's eyes to the ways of God.