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13 April 2005 (France)
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An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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Multitude of Stars To Walk Down Berlin's Red Carpet
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 February 2005)
Spanish Director Wins Top Award at Palm Springs Festival
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 January 2005)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 February 2005)
Spanish Director Wins Top Award at Palm Springs Festival
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 January 2005)
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The real savages are those who think they are civilized
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Joseph Fiennes | ... | Jamie Dodd |
 | Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Elena Van Den Ende |
 | Iain Glen | ... | Alexander Auchinleck |
 | Hugh Bonneville | ... | Fraser McBride |
 | Lomama Boseki | ... | Toko |
| Cécile Bayiha | ... | Likola |
| Flora Montgomery | ... | Abigail McBride |
| Patrick Mofokeng | ... | Zachary |
 | Alistair Petrie | ... | Beckinsale |
| Hubert Saint-Macary | ... | Comte de Verchemont |
| Mathew Zajac | ... | Hector Duncan |
| William McBain | ... | Angus |
| Robin Smith | ... | Douglas |
 | Theo Landey | ... | Purvis |
| Ron Donachie | ... | Sir Walter Stephenson |
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122 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Brazil:14 |
Hungary:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)
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Opening film for 55th Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2005 (world premiere).
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Anachronisms: When Likola shoots Douglas in the cage trap/fight scene, she is using a model 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver (a.k.a. "The Peacemaker"), an evident mistake since the action is clearly stated to be set in the year 1870.
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Three blind mice
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I wanted to love this movie, but it just didn't move me that much. The story in itself is very strong. It's about a group of anthropologists capturing a pygmies couple to England for scientific purposes. They treat the two as if they are not human, but some kind of link between man and ape. It's a painful story of an era in time in which western society thought itself to be superior over other races. The real savages are not the pygmy couple, but those that don't want to accept that they are just as human as themselves. It's also about how science can become dangerous when scientists lose their empathy for the persons they are testing and how that can lead to inhumane situations.
Like I said, it's definitely a strong subject for a movie. And apart from that, the settings are okay, the acting is strong and the dialogues really depict the scientific society of Britain in those days. I still had the feeling that something was missing. Its main character Docter Dudd ( Joseph Fiennes ) is too quickly transforming from heartless scientist to someone with heart for the pygmies couple. His partner in crime - clandestine animal smuggler Elena van den Ende ( Kristin Scott Thomas )- never really gets into the story and she's choosing sides way too quickly. And I think that there are some strange plot twists that just aren't that believable.
At the end, it's a good movie. Maybe not as good as it could've been. But for those with a heart for period pieces with an important message on colonialism in past days, it's good enough.