As for expressing the vitality of the forest: the painted clay models and sets are warm and winning, but it’s the fecund soundtrack that most richly captures mother earth’s endowment, spinning a marvellous web of jungle detail.

Rich and engaging.

Barras builds the film not just so that annihilation feels tangible, but also so that sense of history and spirituality can be felt as well as told.

The film could have done with a little more action and adventure to balance the anti-corporate messaging but he brings his handcrafted jungle to teeming, tactile life.