The Mystery of the Milking Robots (2017)

Official selection
DUTCH
FILM FESTIVAL
2017

Official selection
NATOURALE
2018

Regisseur
Vuk Janić
Film plan
Vuk Janić
Paul Teunissen
Co-producers
IKONdocs
KRO-NCRV
Distributor
Periscoop Film
Camera
Hans Bouma
Sound
Marcel de Hoogd
Composer
Micha Molthoff
Editor
Stefan Kamp
Sounddesign
Tom Jansen
Assistant director and production manager
Annemiek Munneke
Research
Yvonne Roerdink
Maud van der Varst & Annemiek Munneke
Production coordinator
Coen Soepboer
Postproduction coordinator
Matthijs van de Laar
Executive producer
Sylvia Baan
Creative producer
Harmen Jalvingh
Producer
Janneke Doolaard
Premiere
23 sept 2017
Dutch Film Festival
Broadcast
4 June 2018, NPO2
Length
81 min.

Synopsis

Johan van Rijthoven is a modern farmer who will do anything in his power to hand over a healthy farm to his children, like his ancestors before him. 

Because his cows don’t give enough milk and his business is in danger of going under, the dairy farmer is engaging in a battle with the multinational who delivered three faulty milk robots. A battle that will lead to confrontations with himself, his immediate environment and uncontrollable forces on his farm yard…

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