Gunda

The information given to viewers mirrors that given to the cow; the innards of the farm are labyrinthine and foreboding — a prison.

A few duds are scattered in the lineup, but most of these films have something more interesting to say about their world than half of the year’s narratives.

Turning the ordinary lives of farm animals into a searing argument, this experimental, entirely observational documentary is preoccupied with abuse and enamor, consumption and empathy.