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Through interviews and recreation, Zoo tells the story of "zoos," or men who "love" animals, through a group of men involved in the fatal incident involving man-horse love.
Zoo
2007 Directed by Robinson Devor
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Intense violence and sexual transgression Humanity and the world around us Faith and religion sexuality, sex, disturbed, unconventional or challenging journey, scientific, documentary, humanity or earth documentary, fascinating, sad, emotional or heartbreaking sex, sexual, relationships, erotic or sensual gay, sexual, relationships, feelings or homophobic Show All…
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Zoo portrays in the form of a mockumentary the story of Hands, a Seattle family man who died during one of his sexual escapades with a horse. This serves its director Robinson Devor as a starting point to explore a secret community of zoophiles as it is a radical proposal both for its subject and its form, as it delves into the conflictive universe of these individuals. Its characters are based on real people who put their voices but do not show their faces and are played (all but one, Coyote) by actors.
In it, you learn that this American family man (divorced), apparently exemplary and exemplary, dies on this way and as if it were a string of firecrackers…
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Have you ever had one of those Sunday afternoons when you just can't decide what film to watch and then before you know it your viewing a documentary that revolves around the story of a man who was killed whilst having sexual relations with a horse? I have and I have no regrets. This beautifully made documentary gives us a glimpse into the world of zoophilia and does so in a surprisingly captivating and respectful way, the film never condemns or criticizes the people whose sexual orientation leans more towards non humans but instead lets them talk openly so we can at least gain some understanding of this taboo subject and for that I applaud.
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The score is pretty good, I love how it goes to foreboding horror music to minecraft music to Phillip Glass piano music in a matter of seconds.
And this is a documentary on bestiality.
How did they even get a good score?
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”One year we did a turkey AND a ham!...” 👀
Nothing says chill, relaxing Sunday afternoon movie time like a documentary about a bunch of horse fuckers. oof. But really, it's not too explicit. This touches briefly on the situation around the whole "Mr. Hands" thing (and thankfully avoids that video... which I just go and look up afterwards anyways, just for fun 💀), but it's mostly just a group of anonymous talking heads reminiscing about the glory days of life down on the farm.
This leans a little too far on the pro-beastiality side of things, but hey at least I briefly get to see things from the perspective of the horse lovers... I still think it's real fuckin' weird, but I guess I understand a little better.
Until a horse is able to give consent, I'll stay firmly in the anti-horse fucking camp. Controversial I know, but it is what it is.
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What in the fucking hell is this shit??? I don’t quite know what the goal of this film is- are they trying to make the guys in the bestiality group sympathetic because they think everyone deserves sympathy? Or are they just trying to make a beautiful movie out of despicable material? OR is this supposed to make these criminals appear more despicable? I can’t tell!! And not the good, enigmatic “I can’t tell” feeling you get from some movies. The VERY SERIOUS CINEMA glaze smeared over the film detracts from whatever goal the movie has, it's not focused and with this material it needs to be. I honestly have to ask - do these filmmakers fuck horses???
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Strangely enough this is the second documentary about zoophilia I've watched in a pretty short period of time. The one before this one being "Animal Love" by Ulrich Seidl. A film where I felt the people in it being exploited and almost made fun of. This is not the case in "Zoo". Never have I seen such a tabu of a subject being handled in such a cautious way without it feeling like it's trying to avoid the main issue. It doesn't take side or moralize, and remarcably it doesn't for one second gloat in the sensational event that the documentary is build upon... or, at least this is how I percieved it.
I also really liked the poetic feel to it, the imagery, music and the way the story is told with different narrators being one piece each in the great puzzle which is "Zoo", a documentary about a puzzling subject that in this case is handled with grace.
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I mean obviously this is going to be a weird movie to watch for a lot of people including myself but the editing and the way they went about it just was all wrong. Not morally wrong but technically wrong. I was just bored through most of the movie and it felt like one of those cheap crime docs you see on tv. You would think a movie that has this as the topic would be a bit more interesting but for me it was just bland.
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