Banquet of the Beasts

by Daniela Pulverer, Boris Raim
  • 2020 Klaus Scheurich
  • 2020 Klaus Scheurich
  • 2020 Klaus Scheurich

    Synopsis

    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 …
    Every death means life for zillions of other living organisms: it is the initiator of a complex cycle we all depend upon. But despite its importance, we know relatively little about the animals that move in after a body has died, the organisms that radically change the body’s chemistry, and the plants that recycle the valuable nutrients contained in every carcass. A film about life after death…

    Festivals

    2021
    German Biodiversity Film Award – 20 NaturVision FF