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Gunda

2021 · 93 min

A quiet, black-and-white immersion into animal life that rewards patience with raw, wordless intimacy.

Directed by: Viktor Kossakovsky
Genres: Documentary

Overview: A glimpse into the raw and simple power of nature through encounters with farm animals: the eponymous Gunda, a mother pig; two cows, and a one-legged chicken.

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Directed by: Viktor Kossakovsky
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
parenthood
survival
isolation
family
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
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Humour	1
Realism	10
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Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Viktor Kossakovsky
Written by: Ainara Vera, Viktor Kossakovsky
Cinematography: Egil Håskjold Larsen, Viktor Kossakovsky
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Belgium, Norway, Spain, United States of America, United Kingdom, Russia
Languages: No Language

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