Set up in 1955, Dok Leipzig is the oldest documentary film festival in the world and one of the most reputed as regards artistic documentaries, animation film and interactive projects.
Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons was selected together with another 178 films and 6 interactive projects, of over 2400 films entered, and was included in the International Program section.
The
Q & A session lasted over 30 minutes and emphasised the actuality of the subject, proving that the agricultural sector faces similar problems globally, as already stated by Olaf Grunert (Commissioning Editor, ARTE): “This project is an excellent one. It is a story that takes a mundane subject and transposes it so that one is able to understand the entire range of absurdities in the European
agricultural industry funding.”
The film tells from inside the fight of a village to get out of a vicious circle that does not benefit anyone: 1 village, 1,000 tractors, 100,000 tons of cabbage. Profit? Zero. On the contrary, at the end of the day the villagers must choose between selling for almost nothing or burying their crop.
The documentary will be released on the Romanian big screens later in November.
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