The Tragic Story of Fritz the Elephant

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History
Documentary

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

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

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 23, 2023
Original language: French
Production: RTBF,CNC,ARTE,France Télévisions,Via Découvertes Films,13 Prods
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt33397102