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The Truffle Hunters

7.5(49)20201h 24m1

In the secret forests of Northern Italy, a dwindling group of joyful old men and their faithful dogs search for the world’s most expensive ingredient, the white Alba truffle. Their stories form a real-life fairy tale that celebrates human passion in a fragile land that seems forgotten in time.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Italian
  • forest
  • based on true story
  • dog
  • truffles
  • northen italy

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America, Greece, Italy

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival26 Jan 2020
    • PremiereNew York Film Festival5 Oct 2020
    • Theatrical (limited)PG-1325 Dec 2020
    • Theatrical5 Mar 2021
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A2 Jul 2021
  • AustraliaAU

    • Digital / OTT18 Aug 2021
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereCinéfest Sudbury 24 Sept 2020
    • PremiereVIFF26 Sept 2020
    • PremiereCIFF27 Sept 2020
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT10VOD18 Aug 2021
  • DenmarkDK

    • TheatricalA25 Dec 2020
  • EgyptEG

    • PremiereEl Gouna Film Festival26 Oct 2020
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalS10 Dec 2021
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT189 Jul 2021
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical (limited)1625 Dec 2020
    • Theatrical1625 Dec 2020
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical (limited)A25 Dec 2020
    • PremiereTromso International Film Festival24 Jan 2021
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT163 Sept 2021

Frequently asked questions

The Truffle Hunters was released on 25 December 2020.

Audience reviews

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    SWITCH.

    2/15/2021

    8/10

    There's a special alchemy to 'The Truffle Hunters' - a beautiful marriage of subject, form and intention that make it such an uplifting, entertaining and generous experience. Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw have so much love for these men, their world and their dogs, and share that love with us, daring us not to be charmed by what we see. 'The Truffle Hunters' is a gorgeous film, one that leaves you with a profound…

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    CinemaSerf

    3/27/2022

    7/10

    I really enjoyed this documentary about four elderly gents - and their four legged friends - who quite literally scavenge the Piedmont countryside looking for one of the most valuable commodities known to culinary science. It takes a sort of fly-on-the-wall approach to exploring and sharing with us how these men operate, how their working practices have changed little since God was a boy. How they get ripped off by i…

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