ONLY ON EARTH

| 2025 | documentary | 93’ |

ONLY ON EARTH takes us on an immersive and visually striking journey into Southern Galicia, one of Europe’s most vulnerable wildfire zones. During the hottest summer on record, both humans and animals struggle to cope as inextinguishable fires draw closer. Wild horses have roamed the Galician mountains for centuries, playing a crucial role in fire prevention by curbing flammable undergrowth – but their numbers are dwindling as human development clashes with nature. Through the eyes of the horses, a young cowboy, a seasoned fire analyst, a devoted equine vet, and a farming family on the frontlines, the film reflects on the fragile balance of our natural world and human-animal relations.

written & directed by Robin Petré
director of photography María Goya Barquet
editor Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
composer Roger Goula
sound designer Thomas Perez-Pape
producers Signe Skov Thomsen, Malene Flindt
Pedersen, Carles Brugueras, Marieke van den Bersselaar

co-produced by HBO
with support from the Danish Film Institute, the Swedish Film Institute, and the Sandbox Fund.

WORLD PREMIERE Berlin International Film Festival (2025)

SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS Nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Award; Best Sound Design, IDA Awards; Best Nordic Documentary, Nordisk Panorama Film Festival; Nominated for the Grierson Award, BFI London Film Festival; Best Cinematography Award, and Special Mention for the Green Warsaw Award, Millennium Docs Against Gravity; Best Documentary Feature Film, Canary Islands International Environmental Film Festival FICMEC; Nominated for the Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary, San Francisco International Film Festival SFIFF; Nominated for The Sustainable Future Award, Sydney Film Festival; CPH:DOX; DOK.fest München; Nominated for the Socio-Environmental Award, Guadalajara International Film Festival FICG; Nominated for Best Documentary, Bergen International Film Festival; Nominated for Best Documentary, Crossing Europe Film Festival

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS Cannes Marché du Film Docs-in-Progress Award 2024; Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, CPH:FORUM 2023

“That rare film which offers a roadmap to our survival but also finds a way to burrow itself deep into the crevices of our subconscious, changing the way we do things in our daily lives”
—International Cinephile Society

“With its deeply personal approach, breathtaking cinematography, and quietly urgent message, this film refuses to be ignored.”
—Overly Honest Reviews