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The Tragic Story of Fritz the Elephant (2023)
Directed by Camille Ménager
Documentary, History · 53m
The story of the birth of the exploitation of wild animals, the fruit of the iron twinning between the Industrial Revolution and the omnipotent and arrogant logic of colonialism, told through the multiple tribulations of Fritz, an Asian elephant who, one hundred and fifty years ago, worked in the largest circus in the world.
Crew
- Director
- Camille Ménager
- Writer
- Camille Ménager, Isy Ochoa
Details
- Original title
- La Tragique Histoire de Fritz l'éléphant
- Release date
- 2023-11-23
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- German, French, English
- Countries
- France, Belgium
- Production
- ARTE, France Télévisions, 13 Prods, Via Découvertes Films, RTBF, CNC