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A HOT SPOT IN THE COLD DARKNESS

The movie shows some of the characteristic cave animals from the deep phreatic waters of the Postojna-Planina Cave System. Known to harbor the most diverse subterranean fauna in the world, this place awakes in us both delight and a sense of responsibility as to its conservation. Not only the animals, also we humans depend critically on the quality of the karstic groundwater. The message the movie tries to convey is that the wonderful but fragile subterranean life depends on the same resources as the survival of our own species, and that these resources need to be conserved and protected.

All scenes were filmed in natural underwater habitats. A special feature of the movie is a pregnant Proteus anguinus female – for the first time observed in the wild and for the first time caught on film.

On the 4th Speleo film Festival 2014 in Karlovac the jury awarded first prize to the film A HOT SPOT IN THE COLD DARKNESS...

On the 37th International Festival of Underwater Photography, Films and Children´s Artwork 2015 in Tachov, the jury awarded second prize to the film A HOT SPOT IN THE COLD DARKNESS...