In a freshwater pond, various aquatic creatures try to eat others in order to avoid being eaten themselves.
It’s a dog eat dog world out there. Or should that be fish? Jean Painlevé’s Freshwater Assassins looks at the voracious underwater world of a freshwater pond, as various forms of aquatic life fight it out. Tactics of camouflage, artifice, and resourcefulness come to the fore as the battle rages on.
Get access to this film plus 1489 more films showing in other countries via a VPN subscription.
We've partnered with NordVPN to get you 70% off on your subscription. Get yours now!
Walter Ruttmann, 1927, Germany
Walerian Borowczyk, 1965, France
Huang Ya-li, 2015, Taiwan
Turner Ross,Bill Ross IV, 2012, United States
Heinz Emigholz, 2007, Germany
Pere Portabella, 1977, Spain
Viviana García-Besné, 2009, Mexico
Kirsten Dunst, 2010, United States
Suzan Pitt, 1979, United States
Peter Tscherkassky, 2010, Austria