Fungus

2000•57m

Documentary

This film essay about mushrooms and their connections to other living things tries to use the structure of mushrooms to explain nature, science, and civilization, all the while searching for various analogies, such as the similarities between mycorrhiza and other structures.

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Production

Česká televize, DOCUfilm Praha

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Status

Released

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Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Zdeněk Neubauer

Self

Miroslav Petříček

Self

Tomáš Vorel

Self

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