Synopsis

After years in solitary captivity, the chimpansees in a Dutch rescue center must learn to live with members of their own species again. The caretakers who accompany this process, work towards a paradoxical goal: as people they try to let the animals be animals again.

Emotional confrontations and ethical issues emphasize the ambiguous relationship between man and primate. Is it possible to think beyond the boundaries of our human perspective when trying to understand another species?

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• Credits

  Script, camera, director

  Marc Schmidt

  Montage

  Katarina Türler

  Camera

  Rogier Timmermans

  Music composer

  Jasper Boeke

  Graphic design

  Rogerio Lira

  Colourgrading and Mastering

  Joppo in De Grot

  Sound Design

  Daniel Almada

  Sound Mix

  Florian Beck, DIE BASISberlin

  Production manager

  Eline van Wees

  Edgar Kapp

  Producer NCRV

  Yolande van der Blij

  NCRV commissioning editor

  Jelle Peter de Ruiter

  SRG SSR commissioning editor

  Sven Wälti

  SRF commissioning editor

  Urs Augstburger

  ZDF 3sat commissioning editor

  Nicole Baum

  Producers Mira Film:

  Vadim Jendreyko

  Hercli Bundi

  Susanne Guggenberger

  Producer Basalt Film

  Simone van den Broek

• Technical Details

  Format	DCP
  Duration	75 min
  Year	2015
  Original Language	English, Dutch
  Subtitles	German, English
  Country	Switzerland, Netherlands
  ISAN

• Festivals

  London, 5th Open City Docs Fest 2015

  June 16, 2015 - June 21, 2015

  Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival

  June 05, 2015 - June 10, 2015

  Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage

  January 22, 2015 - January 29, 2015

  12th CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen, Competition

  November 06, 2014 - November 16, 2014