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The Fruit Hunters

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
262
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The Fruit Hunters (2012)
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Adventurers, exotic fruits fanatics and even movie star Bill Pullman, are the subjects of The Fruit Hunters, the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang. A thrilling journey through natu... Read allAdventurers, exotic fruits fanatics and even movie star Bill Pullman, are the subjects of The Fruit Hunters, the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang. A thrilling journey through nature, commerce and adventure, The Fruit Hunters is a cinematic odyssey that takes viewers fr... Read allAdventurers, exotic fruits fanatics and even movie star Bill Pullman, are the subjects of The Fruit Hunters, the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang. A thrilling journey through nature, commerce and adventure, The Fruit Hunters is a cinematic odyssey that takes viewers from the dawn of humanity to the cutting of edge of modern agriculture - a film that will ch... Read all

  • Director
    • Yung Chang
  • Writers
    • Adam Gollner
    • Yung Chang
    • Mark Slutsky
  • Stars
    • Kyle Allatt
    • Marie-Alice Depestre
    • Kyle Gatehouse
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    262
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yung Chang
    • Writers
      • Adam Gollner
      • Yung Chang
      • Mark Slutsky
    • Stars
      • Kyle Allatt
      • Marie-Alice Depestre
      • Kyle Gatehouse
    • 3User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Kyle Allatt
    • Rudolph Hass
    Marie-Alice Depestre
    Marie-Alice Depestre
    • Neanderthal, Greek Woman, Girl at Supermarket
    Kyle Gatehouse
    Kyle Gatehouse
    • John McIntosh
    Henry Kwok
    Henry Kwok
    • Emperor Xuanzong
    Ed Langham
    • Fairchild
    Li Li
    • Yang Guifei (concubine)
    Ken Love
    • Self
    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Self
    Tamara Pullman
    • Self
    Russell Yuen
    Russell Yuen
    • Ah Bing & Lychee Rider
    • Director
      • Yung Chang
    • Writers
      • Adam Gollner
      • Yung Chang
      • Mark Slutsky
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      During the closing credits, images of exotic fruit species with the common name and scientific name are shown.

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    8/10
    Enlightenment through realism
    There are so many hogwash BS films coming out of Hollywood these days tending to people's needs for emotional feel-good spiritual uplifting, in the forms of Terrence Mallick and pseudo intellectualism, god talk, gazing at swirling milk in a cup of coffee as an allusion to the universe. So much bunk.

    But this film succeeds where all pseudo-intellectual films fail. In partaking of the multiples beauties of nature and quality of life, in valuing the ecosystems that surround us, that nourish us, that define us. This film is quite beautifully shot, macro cinematography does not make it to the big screen every day and is a real treat. My taste buds and salivary glands were excited during the entire film.

    The one failure of the film is having Bill Pullman as a lead character. He fails in two respects. First he admits to suffering from anosmia, a lack of sense of smell. Smell is a major factor in our ability to taste food, and any time he is seen munching into some lovely fruit, he seems to be faking it. Which brings me to his second failure: faking it is a Hollywood leitmotiv, and all his time on screen seemed to just be a Hollywood wannabe real person, he was painful to watch.

    Notwithstanding his long screen time, the gorgeous camera work and content and informativeness make this well worth the watch.
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    • Feb 9, 2013

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    • Release date
      • January 4, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Spanish
      • Balinese
    • Also known as
      • Охотники за фруктами
    • Production companies
      • Eye Steel Film
      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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