The experience of a hunt side by side with the hunters: a long wait in the mist, the wild boar comes into view, a few tense moments, then a shot that shatters the perfect silence of the woods, and a life.
La battuta
Localized Title
[The hunt]
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2006
Duration
18'
Alessandro Fontana
Languages
Italian
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«The Hunt is the story of two days spent with a group of hunters on a reserve in Tuscany, but it is in no way intended to pass judgement on the sport of hunting. When the 'protagonists' saw the film, their comment was 'That's what hunting is like'. Yes, that's just what hunting is like…».
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Endangered by human actions, the diversity of species is crucial to the harmony of the interconnected ecosystems we inhabit: the implications of its loss and why this issue affects more than just those that go extinct.
Food on Film project
Partners
With the contribution
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Creative Europe Media Program. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.