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Zoo (DVD, 2008)

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One of the many challenges of documentary filmmaking can often be how to present shocking or outrageous events without sensationalising them. With ZOO, film writers Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede certainly had their work cut out for them. In 2006, a news story broke that a man in Washington State had died while trying to have sex with a horse. Using a rather unconventional documentary style, Devor and Mudede decided to explore the incident, and delve into the secretive subculture of zoophilia. Foregoing the traditional interview techniques generally favoured in documentaries, the film is composed almost entirely of scene re-enactments, with actors standing in for all of the key players. The real people involved would lend only their taped voices, as they did not wish for their true identities to be revealed. <BR>Visually, the film is quite beautiful and flows across the screen with a dreamy, ethereal quality. Scenes are often shaded in deep violets and midnight blues, and the many shadowed, slow motion shots move as though underwater. Contrary to what one might expect, it is devoid of graphic imagery--save for one extremely brief scene--so anyone looking for shock value will be greatly disappointed. The filmmakers' sole intention seems to be to humanise the characters and to evoke empathy. This is a noble enough goal and one that will leave viewers emotionally stirred, if morally divided.

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EAN5060018489315

eBay Product ID (ePID)60717051

Product Key Features

ActorJohn Paulsen

Film/TV TitleZoo

DirectorRobinson Devor

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

Run Time77 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificateTBA

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Number of Discs1

ReviewsNew York Times - A startling real-life story... ZOO is nothing if not artful - New York Times, Sight And Sound - ZOO is about notions of morality and acceptable social norms. Devor tries to get inside the minds of the people involved

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleZoo