Dinosaur Bone Trade Documentary ‘The Bones,’ From ‘Fire of Love’ Producer, Debuts Trailer, Dogwoof Handles Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer (below) for dinosaur bone trade documentary “The Bones,” which will have its world premiere at CPH:DOX as part of the festival’s Science program.

The producer is Ina Fichman, Oscar nominated for “Fire of Love.” Dogwoof is handling world sales. “The Bones,” written and directed by Jeremy Xido (“Death Metal Angola”), is a cinematic exploration of the high-stakes world of dinosaur bone trading, where obsessive collectors compete with museums, scientists, and high-end auction houses to own a piece of the past. “It’s a story of intrigue, an illicit caper at the collision of science, commerce and a dark colonial legacy,” according to a press statement. “Part international thriller, part meditation on the nature of existence, ‘The Bones’ reveals the hidden world of passionate, globetrotting scientists and fossil dealers battling over the meaning of ‘The Bones’ and our uncertain future.” The film sees paleontologist Bolor Minjin, the first scientist to ever repatriate fossils that had been stolen from Mongolia, travel through her homeland training the next generation of Mongolians to be the guardians of the bones.

In Morocco, Nizar Ibrahim leads a team into the Saharan desert on a quest to unearth the next great scientific discovery but must negotiate with fossil dealers who want big money for the same bones.

Meanwhile, French collector and fossil dealer Francois Escuillier introduces us to the questionable world of buying and selling dinosaur bones, which today can be worth millions of dollars.