| Format | DCP |
|---|---|
| Duration | 75 min |
| Year | 2015 |
| Original Language | English, Dutch |
| Subtitles | German, English |
| Country | Switzerland, Netherlands |
| ISAN |
The Chimpanzee Complex
A film by Marc Schmidt
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?
«I don't want to malign psychiatry patients, but many animals show the same symptoms as such patients.»
More Infos
- 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
- 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
