The Truffle Hunters
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The Truffle Hunters

by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw

Country / Year
Italy, USA, Greece / 2020
Duration
84 Min.
Languages
Italian
Subtitles
GermanGerman
French
Genre
DOC: Social & Human Interest
Tags
Documentary
Animals
Money
Direction
Michael Dweck,
Gregory Kershaw
Cast
Carlo Gonella,
Aurelio Conterno,
Angelo Gagliardi,
Egidio Gagliardi,
Sergio Cauda

Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years young, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle — which to date has resisted all of modern science's efforts at cultivation. They're guided by a secret culture and by training passed down through generations, as well as by the noses of their cherished and expertly-trained dogs. They live a simpler, slower way of life, in harmony with their loyal animals and their picture-perfect land, seemingly straight out of a fairy tale. They're untethered to cell phone screens or the Internet, opting instead to make their food and drink by hand and prioritizing in-person connections and community.

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