The Truffle Hunters (2020)

Directed by

Gregory Kershaw, Michael Dweck

Genre

documentary film

Country

Greece, Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows elderly men in rural Italy and their dogs as they search for valuable Alba truffles in the woods. It shows their daily routines and close relationships with the animals.

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What happens

The Truffle Hunters is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw that follows a group of aging men and their dogs as they hunt in the woods for a prized quarry—the Alba truffle. Luca Guadagnino, under his Frenesy Film Company banner, is one of the film's many executive producers. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2020, and was released in theaters on March 5, 2021, by Sony Pictures Classics. It received positive reviews from film critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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