Oscillating between aesthetic and documentary forms, Kaltes Tal describes the daily business of a strip mine harvesting lime. The material removed is processed and returned to nature through forest liming. This measure attempts to counteract acid rain that troubles the forest floor. A cycle like a Mobius strip – an irreversible consequence due to the mining materials in order to restore the fragile natural balance. Lime dust delicately dusts the forest floor. A white, spherical alternative world opens, questioning our ambivalent relationship to nature.
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Johannes Krell Director · Florian Fischer Director
First release January 1, 2016 · Production Werkleitz Gesellschaft, Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt
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Hochschule Harz
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Werkleitz Gesellschaft
Production
Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt
Production
RosenPictures
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 2016
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No release date listed for United States.
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