Gunda (2020 film)

Gunda is an 2020 American-Norwegian documentary film directed, co-written and co-edited by Viktor Kossakovsky. It follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken. Joaquin Phoenix serves as an executive producer.

Gunda
Film poster
Directed byViktor Kossakovsky
Produced byAnita Rehoff Larsen
Written by
  • Viktor Kossakovsky
  • Ainara Vera
Cinematography
  • Egil Håskjold Larsen
  • Viktor Kossakovsky
Edited by
  • Viktor Kossakovsky
  • Ainara Vera
Production
companies
  • Louverture Films
  • Sant & Usant
Distributed byNeon
Release date
  • February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23) (Berlinale)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
Country
  • United States
  • Norway

The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2020.

Plot

Shot in black-and-white and without dialogue, the film follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2020.[2] Shortly after, Neon acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[3] It screened at the New York Film Festival on September 19, 2020[4][5] and at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2020.[6]

Critical reception

Gunda received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.7/10.[7] Metacritic reports a score of 86 out of 100, based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]

References
  1. "Gunda". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. "Norwegian films Hope and Gunda to Berlin". Norsk Film. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (February 25, 2020). "'Parasite' Distributor NEON Buys Well-Received Berlin Title 'Gunda', Doc Is Exec-Produced By Joaquin Phoenix – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. "58th New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced". New York Film Festival. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. "Gunda". New York Film Festival. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  6. "Final days of Adelaide Film Festival serves up more winners". InDaily. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. "Gunda (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  8. "Gunda Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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