Wild Boar had its Dutch premiere at the Nederlands Film Festival in Utrecht and was shortlist nominated for a Gouden Kalf for Best Short Documentary at The Netherlands Film Festival . The film had its international premières in competition respectively at the renowned festivals Visions du Réel ( Nyon , Switzerland ) , AFI Docs ( Silver Spring , USA ) and Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto . Baptist approach to the subject and peculiar way of telling the story found international recognition . AFI Docs described the film as " an otherworldly and poetic look at the classic conflict of Man vs. Nature . " and Hot Docs wrote : " A village in the Netherlands is invaded by wild boar and its inhabitants must choose : eat or be eaten . A meticulously crafted folklore atmosphere beautifully captures the challenges we face when modern society conflicts with nature . " In Switzerland , where the film won a Special Mention Award , Visions du Réel published : " An epic and eccentric film . The technique borrows from codes of fiction , and scenes follow one another in surrealistic style with a touch of joyful black humour " . Canadian FERNTV published their Top 10 Films @ Hot Docs and wrote : " Downright dark and chilling at times like that of The Blair Witch Project . " Film review website Film Threat described the film as : " Darkly humorous ... a marvelous small gem " . The Washington City Paper however criticised the film for " a possible allegorical connection to the Holocaust " and called the film " cold and unssetteling "
Visions du Réel
Visions du Réel
Wild Boar (film)