No. 64 (2022) NORDIC BY NATURE July 27th.

 

Film No. 64 (2022)  July  27th.  6.15 PM   Cinema 3.  PALACE,  Raine Square,  Perth City.

 

"Seaweed is almost a staple at Koks. Only the finest strands, klumps or bunches are picked for consumption here"  (Part of the narration used by the Faroes to promote tourism to the region).

Here is a thoroughly interesting film focusing on the world renowned Koks (2 X Michelin Star) restaurant which sits in the windswept wilderness of the Faroe Islands, a remote Danish territory. 

I say interesting because to eat at Koks you likely need a small bank loan (approximately $1000 Aus. a couple) and  have no ethical views on how the food gets to your plate. Each morsel is sourced from the ocean, fields and skies of The Faroes. We're talking whale, fish, seabirds, grasses (field and ocean) all creatively fashioned for eating under the careful eye of chef Poul Andrias Ziska. 

NATURE plays as a 65 minute feature. Zista, over 18 months, takes us on a journey showing ancient traditions and modern practices in sourcing local produce. A scene on a local craft, trawling the ocean's surface for local gulls, is fascinating and something I've not witnessed or heard of before.    

Wine lovers and foodies alike will love the visuals of each dish as it is harvested, caught, prepared, served and then described on screen. Travellers will love the environs the camera captures and then there is the ethical procedures Poul insists upon to get the food to plate. It is all a part of the traditions that links The Faroe's to nature. 

The film suffers because of the obvious pause that COVID inflicted on filming in 2020. There is the odd loose end that's never resolved but it never overstays its welcome (65 minutes). All in all, there is a fascination with what is on the menu here. 8GUMS.