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The Tragic Story of Fritz the Elephant (2023)

The Tragic Story of Fritz the Elephant (2023)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2023, November 23
Directors: Camille Ménager
Countries: Belgium, France
Production: ARTE, France Télévisions, 13 Prods, Via Découvertes Films, RTBF, CNC

Overview:

The story of the birth of the exploitation of wild animals, the fruit of the iron twinning between the Industrial Revolution and the omnipotent and arrogant logic of colonialism, told through the multiple tribulations of Fritz, an Asian elephant who, one hundred and fifty years ago, worked in the largest circus in the world.

Keywords:

complex relationship elephant exploitation human animal relationship power relations animal behaviour animal documentary animal suffering circus elephant behavioral evolution