Movie

The Truffle Hunters

2020 · 84 min

A gentle, unhurried immersion into a vanishing world, rich with quiet humor and bittersweet beauty.

Overview: In the secret forests of Northern Italy, a dwindling group of joyful old men and their faithful dogs search for the world’s most expensive ingredient, the white Alba truffle. Their stories form a real-life fairy tale that celebrates human passion in a fragile land that seems forgotten in time.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Aging, nature, work, friendship
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
nature
work
friendship
trauma
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none