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Movie poster: Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats (2019)
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Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats

2019 · 52 min Documentary

Africa's giant rats – the size of a cat – can be trained to detect land-mines by smelling them. Giant rats are clever and they learn fast. Their sense of smell is better than a dog's, they have more stamina, and they're a lot cheaper to train. This documentary follows "Miss Marple", who was born in a training lab and who goes through a year's training before being sent on her first mission to Mozambique. A shorter version (43 minutes) screened at festivals in 2009 but was never widely released.

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Year 2019
Country Germany
Genre Documentary
Director Herbert Ostwald
Runtime 52 min.

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Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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Released in 2019, this film holds up just as well today. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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