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Release Date:
13 April 2005 (France)
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Plot:
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 »
Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Llorens back with retooled Lauren Films
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 25 May 2006)
Imaginarium taps fund for 'Fringe' benefit
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 24 May 2006)
Imaginarium taps fund for 'Fringe' benefit
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 23 May 2006)
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 25 May 2006)
Imaginarium taps fund for 'Fringe' benefit
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 24 May 2006)
Imaginarium taps fund for 'Fringe' benefit
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 23 May 2006)
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The wild children
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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 |
 | Peter Egan | ... | Gyllenhaal |
| Solomon Fietse | ... | Bakaro |
| James Ngcobo | ... | Roi Mateke Seko |
| Percy Matsemela | ... | Rajiv |
| Sello Motloung | ... | Milos |
| Lakshantha Abenayake | ... | Vijaya |
| Gordon Brown | ... | Andrew |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Carr | ... | Barn Man |
| David Clatworthy | ... | Doctor |
| Frank Gallagher | ... | Museum Guard |
| Robert Harrison | ... | Scottish Guard |
| Alan Marsh | ... | Walk on |
| Gary McCormack | ... | Sailor |
| Alan McQueen | ... | Barn Man |
| Stewart Porter | ... | Museum Guard |
| Stewart Selkirk | ... | Dinner Party Guest |
| Garry Sweeney | ... | Men in Mob |
| Alan Turnbull | ... | Man Servant |
| John Yule | ... | Mortuary Official |
 | Ernesto Cantu | ... | Native American Indian (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Régis Wargnier | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| William Boyd | ||
| Michel Fessler | screenplay | |
| Fred Fougea | screenplay | |
| Régis Wargnier | ||
Produced by | |||
| Alexandra Bouillon | .... | assistant producer | |
| Steve Clark-Hall | .... | co-producer | |
| Izidore Codron | .... | co-producer | |
| Farid Lahouassa | .... | producer | |
| Géraldine Polveroni | .... | assistant producer | |
| Chris Roland | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Patrick Doyle | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Laurent Dailland | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Yann Malcor | |||
Casting by | |||
| Celestia Fox | |||
| Nicolas Ronchi | |||
| Christa Schamberger | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Maria Djurkovic | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jane Cecchi | |||
| Zack Grobler | |||
| John Hill | |||
| Nick Palmer | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Victor Botha | |||
| Zack de Lange | |||
| Simon Joyner | |||
| Tatiana Macdonald | (as Tatiana Lund) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Pierre-Yves Gayraud | |||
Special Effects by | |||
| Jaco Bester | .... | special effects: South Africa | |
| Perry Brahan | .... | special effects | |
| Leon Breytenbach | .... | special effects: South Africa | |
| James Davis III | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| Hugh Goodbody | .... | special effects technician | |
| Alexis Haggar | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Mark Holt | .... | special effects | |
| Paul McGuinness | .... | special effects makeup | |
| Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin | .... | special effects (as Martin McLaughlin) | |
| Michael Nkosi | .... | special effects: South Africa | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Catherine Athon | .... | digital post-production manager | |
| Luc Augereau | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Odile Beraud | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Kevin Berger | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Cyrille Bonjean | .... | digital compositor | |
| Gisèle Courcoux | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Rosana D'Andrea | .... | Lustre assistant | |
| Berengere Dominguez | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Mathilde Germi | .... | digital compositor | |
| Thibaut Granier | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sébastien Guyot | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Luc Guénard | .... | Lustre calibration | |
| Christophe Keichinger | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Audrey Kleinclaus | .... | visual effects coordinator: L'EST | |
| Julien Rousseau | .... | digital compositor | |
| Christophe Sabre | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Bruno Sommier | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Agnès Sébenne | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| François Vagnon | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Olivier Veau | .... | digital compositor | |
Stunts | |||
| Roy Alon | .... | stunts | |
| Steve Boyd | .... | stunts | |
| Richard Hansen | .... | stunts (as Richard Hanson) | |
| Tony Smart | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Tyrone Stevenson | .... | stunts: South Africa | |
Casting Department | |||
| Alex Johnson | .... | casting assistant | |
| Christa Schamberger | .... | casting: South Africa | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Serge Anthony | .... | grader | |
| Nicolas Criqui | .... | digital conformation | |
| Christelle Didier | .... | assistant post-production supervisor | |
| Isabelle Julien | .... | color timer | |
| Arassou Kichenassamy | .... | digital film manager | |
| Benjamin Massoubre | .... | digital film manager | |
| Charlotte Mazzinghi | .... | intermediate color grader | |
| Christine Lucas Navarro | .... | assistant to editor | |
| Florence Poulain | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Stéphane Praux | .... | digital film manager | |
| Philippe Reinaudo | .... | digital intermediate technical director | |
| Philippe Tourret | .... | post-production coordinator | |
Music Department | |||
| Lawrence Ashmore | .... | orchestrator | |
| Chris Barrett | .... | assistant music engineer (as Chris Barratt) | |
| Rupert Coulson | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Amélie de Chassey | .... | music supervisor | |
| Patrick Doyle | .... | orchestrator | |
| Vic Fraser | .... | music copyist | |
| Carmine Lauri | .... | orchestra leader | |
| Delphine Mathieu | .... | music supervisor | |
| Maggie Rodford | .... | score producer | |
| James Shearman | .... | orchestrator | |
| Graham Sutton | .... | music editor | |
| Nick Taylor | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Nick Wollage | .... | score recordist | |
| Ian Wood | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Mikael Carlsson | .... | soundtrack producer (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Abraham Shiburi | .... | transportation: South Africa | |
| Bradley Sweetman | .... | transportation: South Africa | |
Thanks | |||
| Jamie Dodd | .... | special thanks | |
Production Companies
- Vertigo Productions
- Skyline Films (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
- Boréales (co-production)
- TPS Star (participation)
- The Imaginarium (participation)
- ZenHQ Films
- ZenHQ
- ARP Sélection (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- TF1 Vidéo (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinemania Group (2005) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Gateno Films (2006) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- TVA Films (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (special effects)
- L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)
- Air Lyndhurst Studios music recorded at (as Air Studios Lyndhurst Hall)
- Air-Edel Associates music services
- Air-Edel Recording Studios music mixed at (as Air-Edel Studios)
- Lee Lighting lighting
- Les Ateliers du Costume costumes
- Media Safety health & safety
- MovieScore Media soundtrack
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122 min
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Certification:
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14 | Hungary:14 | Argentina:13 | France:U
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Trivia:
Opening film for 55th Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2005 (world premiere).See more »
Goofs:
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.See more »
Soundtrack:
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In 1969,Truffault made a movie about a wild child: a brat who,since he was a baby ,used to live in the woods.People took him to a hospital,where people would pay to see him like a queer animal.A doctor ,Itard knew that this child was a human being.He took him to his home and began to "tame" him.He realized that his protégé could tell right from wrong:he had proved he was a human like you or me.
Regis Wargnier tells a similar story with his couple of pygmies .He pits a loyal scientist (Fiennes) against the old guard who is still thinking that those natives are the missing link between the big apes and Lucy .Nowadays scientists tend to think that there is actually ONE race but it was the nineteenth century then.The story is never boring and features some good scenes: the natives in front of the sea saying "this is our river" ;the male pygmy climbing on the mast of the ship;the scene in the zoo where Fiennes "tames" his protégés and thus reveals they can think.
The main problem is that the movie is too "Hollywoodian" .Truffaut's work was produced by an American firm ,but he remained himself and his film was austere,realistic and accessible though.Wargnier's work is too flashy ,putting the emphasis on the good guy /"villains" fight and not giving enough time to Fiennes /the pygmies relationship.A firm friendship/ communication cannot be established overnight.It took time to Itard to gain Victor's trust (the wild child) ,and Annie Sullivan ("the miracle worker")had to fight (physically) to be able to communicate with Helen Keller.When Scott- Thomas tries to teach arithmetic (or tries to communicate through arithmetic:I've read that pygmies know only two numbers :one and many)to the pygmy woman ,the sequence is much too short.This is those scenes the film desperately needs.
Entertaining,but Regis Wargnier got caught up into the Hollywood machine.