Pure Charcoal
2018, German. Directed by Robert Müller.
Wearing heavy rubber boots, Fränz Röösli climbs atop his charcoal pile and starts poking holes into what he calls the “Grind” – the “head” or dome of the pile, which reaches four meters above ground. White smoke rises from the holes, curling around the charcoal burner to the whims of the wind before it is carried off into the dark of night. In calm, stunning images, the documentary “Köhlernächte” by Robert Müller draws the viewer into the archaic world of commercial charcoal burning in Switzerland’s Napf region.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 11 January 2018
- Original title
- Köhlernächte
- Country
- Switzerland
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Pure Charcoal runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Pure Charcoal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 January 2018. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Pure Charcoal?
Pure Charcoal (2018) was directed by Robert Müller.