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Director(s):
KOCH (ROSIE)
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Producer(s):
MEDIENKONTOR Movie GMBH
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2022
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
Taking in a baby hedgehog changed his life. Massimo Vacchetta, a veterinarian who specialised in treating cattle, found his vocation and opened a hedgehog refuge. Every day, baby hedgehogs, found in gardens or injured on the roadside, are brought to the ancient villa of the “dottore dei ricci”.
The hedgehogs Orecchio, Ettore, Pino and Onorina are currently being cared for at the Centro recupero ricci La Ninna, the only structure of its kind in Italy. These nocturnal animals are often seriously injured by cars, motorised hedge trimmers, electric brush cutters or robotic lawn mowers. Massimo, the shelter’s sole vet, is assisted by five employees and numerous volunteers. They take care of the hedgehogs almost 24 hours a day.
Once they are cured, the hedgehogs are carefully released at night. Their disappearance into the darkness is always a bittersweet moment for the team.