HOLGUT
synopsis
The Siberian permafrost is melting, ancient bones rise up from the ground and wild animals seem to have disappeared. Holgut is a contemporary tale based on historical, mythological and current stories. Two brothers and a scientist venture into the vast Yakutian wilderness on two quests. Roman and Kyym hunt for a rare reindeer while Semyon scourges for a viable cell of the mammoth, which he needs to clone the extinct animal. The film boldly combines elements of fiction and documentary and maneuvers seemingly effortless from a captivating reality to visual poetry. Amidst a Siberian Ivory Rush, science fiction seems to become reality and reality seems to become myth.
international title: | Holgut |
original title: | Holgut |
country: | Belgium |
sales agent: | Filmotor |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Liesbeth De Ceulaer |
film run: | 73' |
cinematography by: | Jonathan Wannyn |
film editing: | Guillaume Graux |
producer: | Tomas Leyers, Erik Lambert |
line producer: | Gert Verboven |
production: | Minds Meet, Stempel Films |
backing: | VAF (BE), CFWB (BE), Belgian Tax Shelter (BE), ING (BE) |