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Gunda
Directed by Victor Kossakovsky
★★★★
IF YOU have ever contemplated whether or not animals are sentient beings, then this haunting and mesmerising film, following the lives of a real-life mother pig, a flock of chickens and a herd of cows, will reveal all.
Shot in black and white and devoid of dialogue, commentary and a music track, Victor Kossakovsky’s (Aquarela) new documentary is nevertheless an extraordinary and compelling watch as it takes experiential cinema to its most stripped-down form.
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