Documentary · Denmark · 1970 · 18m

The Horse Sacrifice

Hesteofringen

The Horse Sacrifice poster
Director
Bjørn Nørgaard
Cast
Bjørn Nørgaard as Henning Christiansen as Lene Adler Petersen as
Crew
Per Kirkeby — Director of Photography Erik Hagens — Director of Photography
Synopsis

Broadcast to a large portion of the Danish population in January 1970, Hesteofringen ('Horse Sacrifice') was the ostensible ritual slaughtering and dismemberment of a horse in protest of the ongoing war in Vietnam (the horse was actually very old and put down humanely by a vet).

Mood & Themes
documentary short
Key Collaborators
Bjørn Nørgaard Director Per Kirkeby Director of Photography Erik Hagens Director of Photography
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