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Nicolas Steno a Danish scientist and religious person, faces himself with doubts and new scientific discoveries about the planet we live in.
Wisdom Teeth is based on the research done by the danish scientific Nicolas Steno(1638-1686) on geology. It was filmed in Piedemont, Italy, where the first edition of his work (1969) is stored today. His investigation centers in the Glossopetrae, a fossilized shark teeth commonly found on the italian landscapes that guided Steno to propose his laws about the formation of the terrestrial layers.
Consequently the film interleaves the current geopolitics of the region and Steno´s ideas on geology. Some visual and sonic references to the italian landscape transformation and the use of music as sonic resistance are present in the film by showing the Susa Valley landscape being transformed by the TAV (high speed train).
