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The Truffle Hunters

The Truffle Hunters

Common Sense Media Age 13

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Without being heavy handed, the movie shows the corrupting influence of business on what otherwise might be a "pure" practice. It also shows how greed can lead to acts of violence, such as poisoning dogs to slow down the "competition."
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A dog is poisoned; a man reports the crime to a police officer, describing the dog's reaction (the man weeps at one point). A shot of the (possible) animal among the tall grass as the man stands nearby. Dialogue about the methods people use to poison the dogs. Minor injury on a man's face (he walked into a tree). A threat. An old married couple bickers frequently.
Sex
A man tells a story about receiving 50 marriage proposals.
Language
Seen in subtitles, two uses of "f--k," two uses of "pissed off," and uses of "goddamn," "ass," and "mother of God."
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Lots of wine with various meals. Wine-tasting. Some cigarette smoking.
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