Ao: The Last Hunter (2010)

When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neanderthal, decides to leave the North country where he has been living for the South where he was born.... See full summary »

Director:

Jacques Malaterre

Writers:

Michel Fessler (scenario & adaptation), Philippe Isard (scenario & adaptation)

Stars:

Agie, Helmi Dridi, Ilian Ivanov

Cast

Credited cast:
Agie	...	L'ourse Blanche
Helmi Dridi	...	Aguk
Ilian Ivanov	...	Ao - à neuf ans
Vesela Kazakova	...	Unak
Sara Malaterre	...	Wana - la fille d'Ao et d'Aki à quatre ans
Craig Morris	...	Boorh - un membre du clan d'Ao / Itkio
Aruna Shields	...	Aki
Simon Paul Sutton	...	Ao - un Néandertalien dont le clan a été massacré
Yavor Vesselinov	...	Aka

Storyline

When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neanderthal, decides to leave the North country where he has been living for the South where he was born. His aim is to join his twin brother, from whom he was separated when he was nine. On his long and adventurous way home, he meets Aki, a Homo sapiens woman.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | body paint | topless female nudity | sex scene | side boob | 

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Genres:

Adventure | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

With the exception of one short sequence featuring bees, only living animals appear; including the frightening white she-bear.

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Connections

Referenced in Movie Friends: Prashant Prabhakar (2013)

User Reviews

Brutal but very possibly accurate

First of all , the narration ruins everything. From the first scene . The film then seems to be a documentary . Not anything else . Maybe it was intended so but still they could have found a better voice too. More cinematic . Too bad for the money . The lead Ao is great as performance but Aki is a bit ''too much '' in her performance. The director seems to not see this . Two . For this kind of money they could get much better cinematography . Which is a big part of any movie . (See Alpha 2018 ) . The story is interesting and brilliant at times though . Three. Music ,again , for this money is bad too . Sound seems to be good enough though. Anyway ,it shows why the movie didn't make money . And it feels too unreal at times too. I guess the director wanted a lot of accuracy of the era but then again we can't know exactly how they lived back then . We never will . Worth watching anyway . Cheers!

Details

Country:

France

Language:

None French

Release Date:

29 September 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Ao - Az utolsó ősember

Filming Locations:

Murat-le-Quaire, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR14,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,669,603

Company Credits

Production Co:

UGC YM, France 2 Cinéma, Cofinova 6

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color