City Rats (Les rats des villes)

Worldwide, big cities in particular have a veritable problem with rats. Until now, the animal has generally been regarded as a pest and disease vector and is very unpopular with humans in the western world. Yet to this day, remarkably little is known about the dreaded cultural successor. Science is only just beginning to discover the rat for itself and to "rehabilitate" its bad image. "City Rats - Unknown Parallel World" meets the pioneers of international research and traces the largely unknown rat populations of our big cities.

  • Maria WISCHNEWSKI
    Director
  • Maria WISCHNEWSKI
    Writer
  • Maria WISCHNEWSKI
    Producer
  • Martin LANGNER
    Camera
  • Dagmar MIELKE
    Commissioning Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Les rats des villes - Tout un monde !
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    120,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
  • Language:
    French
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • ARTE
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Free TV
  • rbb media
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Maria WISCHNEWSKI

Maria Wischnewski studied cultural studies in Germany, Russia and Poland. She has been a producer, producer and author for documentary films since 2007 and has since realised more than twenty films that deal with socially important and contemporary historical topics, which have repeatedly attracted high attention and won awards. In 2016, Maria Wischnewski founded the production company Koberstein Film.

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