Trailer
Summary
A popular sensation in medieval Europe, bestiaries were catalogs of beasts featuring exotic animal illustrations, zoological wisdom, and ancient legends. The documentary unfolds like a filmic picture book where both humans and animals are on display.
Where to watch
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+27)
Critics 81Audiences 54GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer90%
Metascore71
IMDb6.5
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 12 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −24 min on the typical 96
typical 9672Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
2012
October 19, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- France
Directing · 1
- Denis Côté Director, Writer
Camera · 1
- Vincent Biron Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Nicolas Roy Editor
More like this
Same genre
More documentaries
- You Can See Everything (2026)
GoodWatch score 92 - The Crash (2026)
GoodWatch score 69 - An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
GoodWatch score 77 - March of the Penguins (2005)
GoodWatch score 80 - Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
GoodWatch score 88 - 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
GoodWatch score 89 - Night and Fog (1956)
GoodWatch score 94 - Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)
GoodWatch score 80