• Director(s):

    ARNETH (GORDIAN)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE GEIE, MEDIEN KONTOR Movie GMBH

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2013

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

The inhabitants of the Cambodian village Prek Khmeng live on fish and rats. Especially in the rainy period during the floodwaters, a lot of rats take to the trees. This is the period when rats are deemed to be "clean" and so are eaten as deli food.

During this period, rats eat an exclusively vegetarian diet, in contrast to the rest of the year, when they feed on waste.
Children hunt them with tridents, in an activity that is half-sport, half-subsistence. Well-cooked and spiced up using chili and curry, they are served up in restaurants.

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