Once Upon a Forest
6.7
With Once Upon a Forest, Luc Jacquet invites the spectator into a never-before-seen world of natural wonder and staggering beauty. “For the first time, we will be able to watch a rain forest growing before our eyes…Only cinema can offer this unique voyage into a completely untamed universe, a world of perfect balance in which each living thing – from the smallest to the largest – plays an essential role. The film will deliver a complete sensory immersion in the primaeval splendor of one of nature’s richest mysteries, inviting the audience to enter, discover and marvel at a universe of untold treasures while joining its voice to the ever-growing awareness of the need to preserve our world.”
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Cast
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Luc Jacquet Director · Éric Neveux Composer Jérôme Bouvier Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $13M · United States release May 24, 2014
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Bonne Pioche Productions
Production
Wild-Touch
Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
France · United States
Produced in
La forêt des pluies
Working title
Languages
Original title
Il était une forêt
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · August 29, 2013
Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
France · November 13, 2013
Theatrical
United States · May 24, 2014
Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
Austria
January 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2014 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Estonia
April 29, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
January 3, 2014 · Theatrical
France
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
Germany
January 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
November 2, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Kazakhstan
May 29, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Norway
September 26, 2014 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Poland
May 9, 2014 · Premiere · Planete+ Doc Film Festival
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
June 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Russia
May 29, 2014 · Theatrical
Serbia
December 19, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 13, 2013 · Theatrical · French
January 9, 2014 · Theatrical · German
United Kingdom
June 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Vietnam
June 9, 2017 · Premiere · European - Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival
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