Gunda

Kossakovsky's mesmerizing, gorgeous documentary about the life of a mother pig and her babies on an unnamed farm somewhere in the world serves as a bracing corrective to the way animals are usually portrayed on film.

There is plenty of time to ponder the morality of our dominion over the beasts.A highly original, singularly beautiful film.

Full of fascinating behavioural insights and moments that are both hilarious and adorable, this studied treatise on the personality and emotionality of domestic animals should provide plentiful food for thought.

It's a must-watch but you'll probably never eat bacon again.

To call the film meditative would be to undersell Kosakovskiy's instinct for drama and tension.

What's so remarkable about Gunda is not only how beautifully Kossakovsky renders these humble surroundings, but how much drama he manages to excavate from the daily toing and froing of farmyard life.

Kossakovsky is respectful and achieves a harmonious and elegant narration. [Full review in Spanish]

There’s no music to guide our emotions or narration to explain what we’re seeing. It doesn’t frame or stealthily edit scenes for dramatic effect. Instead “Gunda” asks its audience to observe, absorb, and ponder.

An experimental documentary of technological high caliber and quality images... [Full review in Spanish]

It takes its cues from George Orwell's Animal Farm and the American film Babe.