• Turtle Shells

    Turtle Shells



  • Turtle Shells

    Turtle Shells



  • Turtle Shells

    Turtle Shells



  • Turtle Shells

    Turtle Shells



Turtle Shells

by Tuna Kaptan

Turtle Shells

2017 | 30:00 min

Original Title:
SCHILDKRÖTEN PANZER

Formal Categories

Nature / Animals Ecology Economy Science

Content Categories

Documentary Short film
Synopsis
European animal protection laws, German Armed Forces foreign operations and a seized turtle, whose shell was painted with the flag of the Syrian rebels. All converge at a reptile rescue centre in Munich, headed by Dr. Markus Baur. A German army specialist is learning how to deal with dangerous reptiles – he must keep calm, catch, neutralize. Meanwhile, Baur informs the turtle's Syrian owner she's unlikely to get her animal back under European species protection law. A multi perspective film in the midst of glass terrariums exploring the connections between animal, mankind and war.
Festivals/Awards
2017
Healthy Workplaces Film Award - DOK Leipzig

2018
International Film Week Regensburg
International Short Film Festival Landshut
International Film Festival Istanbul
Go Short Nijmegen
DOK.fest Munich
Wendland Shorts
PeliCam
MakeDox
Aegean Docs
DokumentART
IDFA Academy
WDR AWARD - International Short Film Festival Cologne
Human Rights Documentary Days Izmir
Cast and Crew
  • Director Tuna Kaptan
  • Producer Tuna Kaptan
  • Director of Photography Rebecca Meining
  • Sound Viktor Schimpf, Annika Sehn, Jonas Heldt
  • Compositing Roldolfo Silveira
  • Sound Design Clemens Becker
  • Score Masha Yulin, Aleksandra Koziol, Constanze Maestranzi, Kosta T
Original Languages

German

English

Arabic

Production Company
Donaukapitän
Adlzreiterstr. 11, 80337 München
office@donaukapitaen.com
Funded by
HFF München (Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film)
Germany
www.hff-muenchen.de
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