Gunda

Name: Gunda
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 11, 2020
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 89

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Neon | Release Date: December 11, 2020 | G

Summary: Experiential cinema in its purest form, Gunda chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and white cinematography and the farm's ambient soundtrack, director Victor Kossakowsky invites the audience to slow down and experience life as hisExperiential cinema in its purest form, Gunda chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and white cinematography and the farm's ambient soundtrack, director Victor Kossakowsky invites the audience to slow down and experience life as his subjects do, taking in their world with a magical patience and an other worldly perspective. Gunda asks us to meditate on the mystery of animal consciousness, and reckon with the role humanity plays in it. [Neon]
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Director: Victor Kossakovsky

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: G

Runtime: 93 min

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Manohla Dargis

Dec 10, 2020

Sublimely beautiful and profoundly moving, it offers you the opportunity to look — at animals, yes, but also at qualities that are often subordinated in narratively driven movies, at textures, shapes and light. Read full review

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Ty Burr

May 5, 2021

Gunda ― which doubles as the name of the movie and the name of the pig ― is as close as we may ever come to experiencing the world as animals do, specifically the animals that become our food. Read full review

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Kim Hughes

Jul 16, 2021

Even those resistant to Gunda’s vegetarian message would be hard-pressed to describe these creatures cavalierly having witnessed these exquisitely framed, highly meditative moments. We see life within these beings, and we witness their undeniable will to live. And it’s beautiful. Gunda is truly one of a kind. Read full review

Jonathan Romney

Nov 24, 2020

You don’t have to be an animal lover to appreciate the craft and the genuine poetic vision of a film which, though strictly unsentimental, is intensely moving, transfixing and quite genuinely unique. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Sep 24, 2020

You won’t learn much from Gunda. It’s an arty pastoral mood piece, not an educational tool. Which is not to imply it lacks a philosophy. Read full review

Phil de Semlyen

May 21, 2021

Artfully lit and soundtracked by chirruping bugs and buzzing bees, the experience is so soothing that it’s easy to be caught out when the world’s distressing realities elbow in. But it speaks volumes for the power of its woozy spell that it’s so tough to see it broken. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Simran Hans

Jun 6, 2021

To call the film meditative would be to undersell Kosakovskiy’s instinct for drama and tension. Read full review

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VicFerrari

Apr 17, 2021

A meditation on the lives of pigs, chickens and cows. Beautiful black and white photography renders the life experience of farm animals into a dreamlike reality. Without the filter of narration, editorial judgement is reserved for the viewer. A singular cinematic experience. Immersive,A meditation on the lives of pigs, chickens and cows. Beautiful black and white photography renders the life experience of farm animals into a dreamlike reality. Without the filter of narration, editorial judgement is reserved for the viewer. A singular cinematic experience. Immersive, empathic, heartbreaking.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 24, 2023

I found it as devastating as Andrea Arnold's Cow, although this one is much more focused on a more ethereal and artistic style. That does not diminish its overall impact.

Very good.

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bertobellamy

Mar 28, 2021

This is a poetic take on animal life. Director Victor Kossakovsky lets us see a family of pigs, some cows, and a one-legged chicken in their own complex world. No music, no narration, just the everyday life of these beings. 'Gunda' is funny, sad, and solemn. The final scene is justThis is a poetic take on animal life. Director Victor Kossakovsky lets us see a family of pigs, some cows, and a one-legged chicken in their own complex world. No music, no narration, just the everyday life of these beings. 'Gunda' is funny, sad, and solemn. The final scene is just heartbreaking. If you love animals, you need to see this.… Expand

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