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The Last Trapper 2004
Documentary
Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.
The sides of The Last Trapper
- A trapper living off the land in the Yukon
- His wife Nebraska and their sled dogs
- A long winter in the wild
Good for you if
- you like snowy mountains, rivers and forests as far as the eye can see.
- you like seeing how Norman gets through a winter far from everything.
- you dream of a life in harmony with the wild.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, not quiet days of checking traps and driving dogs.
- you can't watch animals trapped for their fur.
About: life in the wild · harmony with nature · a vanishing way of life
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 2010
Documentary
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
The sides of Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
- A Siberian village on the Yenisei river
- Trappers working through a full year
- Dogs, snow and handmade skis
Good for you if
- you like the taiga through four seasons, from frozen rivers to summer mosquitoes.
- you like watching a trapper build a canoe or a trap at his own pace.
- you want a quiet film about people living off the land.
Bad for you if
- you need something to happen beyond the daily work.
- you won't read subtitles when the trappers speak Russian.
About: self-reliance · tradition · solitude
March of the Penguins 2005
Documentary
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
The sides of March of the Penguins
- Emperor penguins walking 70 miles across the ice
- Fathers keeping an egg warm through the polar winter
- Storms and predators around the chicks
Good for you if
- you like Antarctica, its cold and its silence.
- you want something for the whole family, with chicks and no gore.
- you like watching an animal do something that seems impossible.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at narration about penguin love and devotion.
- you need momentum. Long lines of penguins walking bore you.
About: parenthood · endurance · the cold
Alone in the Wilderness 2004
Documentary
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
The sides of Alone in the Wilderness
- A retired man building a log cabin alone in Alaska
- Footage he filmed himself
- A year of seasons by a remote lake
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan lakes, mountains and wildlife through the seasons.
- you enjoy watching Dick Proenneke shape every log by hand.
- you want a calm hour of a man content with his own company.
Bad for you if
- you don't get into grainy 16mm footage from the late 1960s.
- you want people talking, and here one man narrates his days.
About: solitude · self-reliance · the wilderness
Encounters at the End of the World 2008
Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
The sides of Encounters at the End of the World
- A research station in Antarctica
- Divers under the ice
- A penguin heading inland alone
Good for you if
- you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.
- you like silent dives beneath the Antarctic ice.
- you like Werner Herzog's odd questions to odd people.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one wanders at Herzog's pace.
- you'd rather not hear musings on the end of humanity.
About: nature · solitude · science · the end of the world
Frozen Planet 2011
Documentary
David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.
The sides of Frozen Planet
- Polar bears, penguins and wolves
- A year at the poles, season by season
- Orcas making waves to knock seals off the ice
Good for you if
- you like the Arctic and Antarctica and what lives there.
- you like seeing life hold on in the coldest places on Earth.
- you want shots of ice and light that took months to film.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch wolves bring down a bison.
- you need momentum, and long scenes of snow and waiting lose you.
About: survival · the seasons · the poles
Human Planet 2011
Documentary
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
The sides of Human Planet
- Hunters on the Arctic sea ice
- Fishermen in jungles and rivers
- People living in deserts and on mountains
Good for you if
- you like people living alongside wild animals and harsh landscapes.
- you like being amazed at how humans adapt to the extremes of the planet.
- you like real people finding food where it seems impossible.
Bad for you if
- you want one story and the same people to follow across episodes.
- you need chases and fights, not patient observation.
About: adaptation · humans and nature · tradition
El renacido 2015
Película
Durante una expedición en las tierras salvajes americanas, el legendario explorador Hugh Glass es brutalmente atacado por un oso y dado por muerto por los miembros de su propia partida de caza. En su cruzada por sobrevivir, Glass supera inimaginables tribulaciones, además de la traición de su confidente John Fitzgerald. Guiado por la pura determinación y el amor de su familia, Glass deberá superar un duro invierno mientras busca sin descanso un motivo para seguir adelante y encontrar la redención.
Las caras de El renacido
- Un hombre dado por muerto en la nieve
- Un ataque de oso que se siente en los huesos
- Venganza a través de un territorio helado
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los paisajes reales filmados con luz natural.
- te gusta ver a alguien seguir con vida contra todo.
- te gusta la frontera estadounidense de la década de 1820, con sus tramperos de pieles.
Mala para ti si
- el ataque de un oso y las heridas abiertas son demasiado para ti.
- quieres una historia contada con palabras. Aquí hay pocas.
- dos horas y media de lucha son demasiadas para ti.
Temas: la supervivencia · la venganza · la naturaleza
Hacia rutas salvajes 2007
Película
A principios de los años noventa, el joven e idealista Christopher McCandless adopta el nombre de Alexander Supertramp, deja sus posesiones y sus ahorros a la beneficencia y abandona el mundo civilizado con rumbo a la salvaje Alaska para entrar en contacto con la Naturaleza y descubrir el verdadero sentido de la vida. Adaptación del best-seller de Jon Krakauer, basado en las notas del diario de McCandless.
Las caras de Hacia rutas salvajes
- Un graduado que lo regala todo
- Un viaje por carretera por Estados Unidos
- Un autobús abandonado en Alaska
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los grandes paisajes y la vida salvaje.
- te gusta un joven en busca de sentido.
- te gusta la historia real de un graduado que regaló sus ahorros y viajó a dedo hasta Alaska.
Mala para ti si
- dos horas y media es demasiado para tu noche.
- no soportas ver sufrir a unos padres. Su familia espera dos años sin noticias suyas.
Temas: la libertad · la familia · la naturaleza
Burden of Dreams 1982
Documentary
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.
The sides of Burden of Dreams
- Werner Herzog shooting Fitzcarraldo in the Amazon
- A steamboat pulled over a mountain
- A film crew facing accidents and delays
Good for you if
- you like watching a real film shoot slowly fall apart.
- you like the Peruvian jungle filmed up close.
- you like the sight of a whole steamboat hauled up a hill.
Bad for you if
- you find early 1980s footage dated.
- you need a film that moves faster than a jungle shoot.
About: obsession · filmmaking · nature
The Alpinist 2021
Documentary
The life of Canadian mountain climber Marc-André Leclerc as he pushes the boundaries of climbing while on an expedition to Patagonia.
The sides of The Alpinist
- A young climber who avoids cameras
- Solo climbs without a rope
- A winter expedition to Patagonia
Good for you if
- you love huge mountains, ice and rock walls.
- you like climbing footage shot from impossible angles.
- you like watching someone alone on a wall, one move at a time.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a real family live with what solo climbing might cost.
- you want a relaxed outdoor film. Every climb here is a life or death risk.
About: freedom · risk · solitude
The Story of the Weeping Camel 2004
Documentary
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
The sides of The Story of the Weeping Camel
- A nomad family in the Gobi desert
- A mother camel rejecting her newborn
- A musician called for an old ritual
Good for you if
- you like the wide open Gobi and the animals that live in it.
- you like watching three generations share a yurt.
- you like being moved by a family trying everything to save a rejected colt.
Bad for you if
- you need things to happen fast.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: motherhood · tradition · music
Meru 2015
Documentary
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.
The sides of Meru
- Three climbers on the Shark's Fin of Meru
- A first attempt that ends short of the top
- Nights in a tent hanging off a wall
Good for you if
- you like watching people push their bodies past what seems possible.
- you love the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves.
- you like the loyalty between Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch people dangling over a huge drop.
- you'd rather not hear about serious injuries and friends lost in the mountains.
About: obsession · friendship · risk
Man vs. Wild 2006
Documentary
Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.
The sides of Man vs. Wild
- Bear Grylls stranded in the wild
- Jungles, deserts and frozen mountains
- Tips for staying alive until rescue
Good for you if
- you like Bear Grylls showing how to stay alive in the wild.
- you like jungles, deserts and frozen mountains far from any road.
- you like cliff descents and river crossings.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you can't watch animals skinned and eaten raw.
About: survival · nature · endurance
The Velvet Queen 2021
Documentary
High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world’s most renowned wildlife photographers takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with him on his latest mission. For several weeks, they’ll explore these valleys searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach.
The sides of The Velvet Queen
- A wildlife photographer and a writer in Tibet
- Days of waiting in the cold
- The snow leopard, if it shows up
Good for you if
- you like yaks, foxes and wild cats on the Tibetan plateau.
- you like waiting hours in silence for one animal to appear.
- you like the feeling of a world that doesn't need us.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at poetic voiceover about man and the wild.
- you won't read subtitles for a film narrated in French.
About: patience · the wild · contemplation
The Blue Planet 2001
Documentary
Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels from various coasts to the poles to examine watery denizens ranging from the gigantic blue whale to microscopic coral polyps.
The sides of The Blue Planet
- Blue whales in the open ocean
- Creatures of the deep sea
- Coral reefs and polar seas
Good for you if
- you like the ocean from the shore to the deep.
- you like creatures from places almost no one has seen.
- you want long, patient shots of life underwater.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch orcas hunting a whale calf.
- you need momentum, and long drifts through dark water lose you.
About: the ocean · survival · the unknown
Bears 2014
Documentary
Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.
The sides of Bears
- A mother bear and two cubs in Alaska
- A year from hibernation to the salmon run
- Wolves and other bears as threats
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan mountains, beaches and rivers full of salmon.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you want wildlife without hard hunting scenes.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than bears searching for food.
- you want wildlife shown as it is, without names for the bears and a story told over the footage.
About: motherhood · survival · the seasons
Prehistoric Planet 2022
Documentary
Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.
The sides of Prehistoric Planet
- Dinosaurs filmed like a wildlife documentary
- Seas and skies 66 million years ago
- A T. rex raising its young
Good for you if
- you like seeing dinosaurs live their days like animals today.
- you want the scale of a nature series, with creatures no one has filmed.
- you want something to watch with children who love dinosaurs.
Bad for you if
- you want dinosaurs fighting like in Jurassic Park. Most scenes show them feeding, courting and raising their young.
- you want a story with people, and here there are none.
About: prehistory · survival · parenthood
The Summit 2013
Documentary
The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster directed by Nick Ryan. It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the 2008 K2 disaster. On the way to and from the summit, eleven climbers died during a short time span creating one of the worst catastophes in climbing history. Much of the documentary footage was captured by Swedish mountaineer Fredrik Sträng. Sträng was planning to do a Documentary which was aborted due to the fact that he did not reach the summit. The footage was still valuable to help solving what really did happen since all the climbers had different stories about what happened.
The sides of The Summit
- The 2008 K2 disaster
- Real expedition footage mixed with reconstructions
- Climbers caught in the death zone
Good for you if
- you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2.
- you like a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts.
- you want a sober account of what really happened to the climbers.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story where real climbers die on a mountain.
- you need one clear answer, and the survivors' stories don't agree.
About: ambition · survival · grief
Dynasties 2018
Documentary
Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.
The sides of Dynasties
- Families of lions, chimpanzees and tigers
- Emperor penguins in the Antarctic winter
- Painted wolves fighting rival packs
Good for you if
- you like following wild animals up close for a whole episode.
- you like the story of one animal family and who will lead it.
- you want a real struggle against rivals and the weather.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch predators hunt and animals get hurt.
- you need a happy ending, and in the wild not every family makes it.
About: survival · family · endangered species