14/10/2021 - The environment and the relationship between humans and nature are in the spotlight of the upcoming edition of the Czech documentary gathering
The 25th Ji.hlava IDFF, a key European documentary film festival, kicks-off in two weeks! Festival visitors can look forward to three hundred films in.
14/10/2021 - The environment and the relationship between humans and nature are in the spotlight of the upcoming edition of the Czech documentary gathering
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After that, the fight is on, with local farmers clashing with environmentalists over possible solutions, and the threat of yet another drought is not making anyone any calmer. “If you want to live in a wilderness, move to Alaska,” yells one man, desperate to protect his livestock from new visitors, and himself from any additional costs. But Páv is smart not to portray him, or anyone else on his side, as just “the bastards who harm wolves”. He lets them vent, he listens and, one assumes, nods sympathetically, ultimately creating a pretty complex portrait of a small community; the kind where everyone is kind until they just aren t.