Swiss Premiere
The Truffle Hunters
by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
Country / Year
Italy, USA, Greece / 2020
Duration
84 Min.
Languages
Italian
Subtitles
German
French
Genre
Tags
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.