The Mosquito Problem & Other Stories


1h 40m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Tells the epic story of the village of Belene: a village turned concentration camp, turned city, turned nuclear power plant. Belene's population is a tale of ideologies, mass murder, guilt, hope for redemption and billions of mosquitoes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Die Moskitoplage Und Andere Geschichten, Moskitoplage Und Andere Geschichten, Die, Mosquito Problem & Other Stories, Mosquito Problem and Other Stories, The, Problemat S Komarite I Drugi Istorii
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Arte; Channel 4; Film4 Productions; Independent Television Service; SundanceTV; Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

Tells the epic story of the village of Belene: a village turned concentration camp, turned city, turned nuclear power plant. Belene's population is a tale of ideologies, mass murder, guilt, hope for redemption and billions of mosquitoes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Die Moskitoplage Und Andere Geschichten, Moskitoplage Und Andere Geschichten, Die, Mosquito Problem & Other Stories, Mosquito Problem and Other Stories, The, Problemat S Komarite I Drugi Istorii
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Arte; Channel 4; Film4 Productions; Independent Television Service; SundanceTV; Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Recipient of the Special Jury Mention for Documentary Film over 30 minutes long at the 2007 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Winner of the Grierson Award for best feature-length documentary at the 2007 Times BFI London Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States May 2007

Released in United States October 2007

Released in United States September 2007

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week) May 16-27, 2007.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Documentary) June 29-July 7, 2007.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Wide Angle - Documentary) October 4-12, 2007.

Shown at Times BFI London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) October 17-November 1, 2007.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 6-15, 2007.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Documentary) June 29-July 7, 2007.)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Times BFI London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) October 17-November 1, 2007.)

Released in United States May 2007 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week) May 16-27, 2007.)

Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 6-15, 2007.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Wide Angle - Documentary) October 4-12, 2007.)