Banquet Of The Beasts: The Cycle Of Life

Banquet Of The Beasts: The Cycle Of Life

2020 | 52 minutes |

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Rated 7+

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Director: Daniela Pulverer, Boris Raim

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What happens when an animal perishes in the depth of the forest? Who clears up the remains? Why aren’t we surrounded by carcasses? After all, death is a constant and universal visitor. Science is on the trail of a macabre challenge: to dissect in detail what happens to dead animals in the wild.

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