The Truffle Hunters

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.

A man tells a story about receiving 50 marriage proposals.

Seen in subtitles, two uses of "f--k," two uses of "pissed off," and uses of "goddamn," "ass," and "mother of God."

Lots of wine with various meals. Wine-tasting. Some cigarette smoking.

Parents need to know that The Truffle Hunters is a remarkable documentary about those who seek out rare and expensive truffles in Piedmont, Italy -- and the cutthroat truffle business elsewhere. There's no narration, so it provides more of an impression than hard information, but it's both enthralling and informative. Most of the dialogue is in Italian, with English subtitles for the U.S. release; the words "f--k" (two uses), "goddamn," "ass," "pissed off," and "mother of God" are printed onscreen. There's also lots of talk about how truffle-hunting dogs are targeted to eliminate the competition, and one dog is poisoned. A man reports the crime to the police, and then viewers see a lump of fur in the tall grass, which could be the dog's body, while the man looks on. Everyone in the movie drinks wine with meals, and there's some cigarette smoking. A man tells a story about receiving 50 marriage proposals, but otherwise, sex isn't an issue.

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