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En go' ko (1999)

En go' ko poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
11 min

How it feels

A documentary about the traditional craft of slaughtering a cow outdoors in Denmark, without causing the animal fear or stress. A former butcher and a skeptical young woman comment on the stages of the process.

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What happens

En go' ko er en dokumentarfilm fra 1999 instrueret af Eva Gjedsted efter manuskript af Laila Hodell. »En go' ko« handler om kunsten at slagte en ko. Et ældgammelt håndværk, der har været udført i Danmark i århundreder, indtil masseproduktionen satte ind. Koen slagtes i det fri, i rolige omgivelser, uden at dyret føler angst eller stress, og filmen viser omhyggeligt slagtningens forskellige faser. Billederne bliver kommenteret af en forhenværende slagtermester, Svend Bagger og af Sofie, der som mange unge er skeptisk overfor fødevareindustrien. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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