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The Human Zoo (2011) [N/A]

Featuring:
Christian Báez, Marisol Palma, Alfredo Prieto

Written by:
Christian Báez
Hans Mülchi

Directed by:
Hans Mülchi


Release Date:
August 10, 2011

Original Title:
Calafate, zoológicos humanos

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
El Taller Producciones

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 90

The story of Calafate

Overview from TheMovieDB

At the end of the 19th century, four groups of indigenous people were taken from Chile by a German businessman and were shown as animals in different fairs and public exhibitions in several Europeans cities including Berlin, Leipzig, and symbolic places such as the area surrounding the Eiffel Tower.

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Overview from Open Movies

Toward the end of the 19th century, 25 people from four different Chilean indigenous groups were kidnapped from Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by a German businessman and taken to Europe to be exhibited as attractions in cities throughout the continent. THE HUMAN ZOO uncovers the history of this colonial spectacle, and follows the fallout into the present.

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Rankings and Honors

The Human Zoo (2011) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.8/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Hans Mülchi

Director of Photography:
Enrique Ramírez

Editor:
Enrique Ramírez

Sound:
Alfredo Ibarra

Writer:
Hans Mülchi

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