2019 | Germany | Documentary

Olanda

  • Romanian 154 mins
  • Director | Bernd Schoch
  • Writer | Bernd Schoch, André Siegers
  • Producer | Karsten Krause, Frank Scheuffele

STATUS: Released

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An expanding mycelium. The starry sky above the Romanian Carpathians. The first two images present the dimensions that are at the center of Holland: fine details and structures on the one hand, constellations and the larger image on the other. The focus is on a seasonal asset of the area: the mushroom. Among people, it is the foragers who are closest to them, and the focus of the film is on them: on walks in the forest, at camp, during car rides and conversations. From this, we deduce the rhizome-like ramifications that continue to expand in the form of money: to local and international traders, to an improvised shoe market in a clearing, to betting among colleagues. The film speaks of these commercial cycles, assuming a mushroom-like structure without ever losing its center of thought. Beyond an analysis of economic structures, however, it is also a sensual document of a rhythm of daily life in the forest, so experienced by the foragers as the first link in the recycling chain. In the cinema, it can be experienced as an audiovisual journey into the magical world of the Carpathian forests.

Commerce Ritual Forest Resilience Memory
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