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Director(s):
CISTAC (LAURENT)
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Producer(s):
ARTE GEIE, MEDIEN KONTOR Movie GMBH
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2008
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Language(s):
German, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
The rat can smell even a small amount of TNT, an explosive found in antipersonnel mines. Here at the APOPO center, the rats are trained to find buried mines. In Tanzania, they are trying to fight the terrible weapons of landmines... with Ronaldinho and many other rats.
As though he were addressing his pet, he coaxes the animal to move forward. The animal, a large rat, as big as a cat, scampers playfully at his master's feet. Then Mkumbo affectionately strokes the Rat, named "Ronaldinho" as he attaches a rope to the collar, held at either end by Mkumbo and another man. The rat lurches forward, sniffing the ground attentively. Suddenly he stops. Mkumbo rewards him immediately with a piece of banana, saying "Good boy, good boy".