The Truffle Hunters

The Truffle Hunters
Theatrical release poster illustrated by Michael Koelsch
Directed by
Produced by
  • Michael Dweck
  • Gregory Kershaw
Cinematography
  • Michael Dweck
  • Gregory Kershaw
Edited byCharlotte Munch Bengtsen
Music byEd Côrtes
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30) (Sundance)
  • March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Greece
  • Italy
Languages
Box office$983,290

The Truffle Hunters is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw that follows a group of aging men and their dogs as they hunt in the woods for a prized quarry—the Alba truffle. Luca Guadagnino, under his Frenesy Film Company banner, is one of the film's many executive producers. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2020, and was released in theaters on March 5, 2021, by Sony Pictures Classics. It received positive reviews from film critics.