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GUNDA

GUNDA
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Regie Victor Kossakovsky
Norwegen/USA 2020


ohne Dialog ∙ 93 Min.
Dokumentarische Form
empfohlen ab 8 Jahren

So, 01.03. 10:00 Uhr Urania

Gunda ist eines von mehreren hundert Millionen Schweinen, die den Planeten bewohnen, und Protagonistin dieses dokumentarischen Tripty- chons in mildem Schwarz-Weiß. Neben ihr porträtiert der Film zwei anmutig muhende Kühe sowie ein einbeiniges Huhn. Ob sie im Schlamm wühlen, Fliegen verscheuchen oder Würmer suchen, sie alle sind Held*innen. Victor Kossakovsky gibt den Tieren, die im Alltag tot auf unsere Teller kommen, ihre Würde zurück.

Gunda is one of several hundred million pigs that inhabit the planet and the protagonist of this gentle black and white documentary triptych. The film portrays her alongside two gracefully mooing cows and a one-legged chicken. Whether rooting through the mud, swatting away flies or searching for worms, they all are heroes. While normally winding up dead on our plates, Victor Kossakovsky restores their dignity.

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