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Man to Man

Man to Man

20056.22h 2m

Overview

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.

Directed by Régis Wargnier
Written by William Boyd, Régis Wargnier, Frédéric Fougea
Produced by Alexandra Bouillon, Farid Lahouassa, Géraldine Polveroni
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Top Cast

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Jamie Dodd

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Elena Van Den Ende

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Alexander Auchinleck

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Fraser McBride

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Lomama Boseki

Toko

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Cécile Bayiha

Likola

Flora Montgomery

Flora Montgomery

Abigail McBride

Alistair Petrie

Alistair Petrie

Beckinsale

Hubert Saint-Macary

Hubert Saint-Macary

Comte de Verchemont

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William McBain

Angus

Themes & Keywords

scotlandafricapygmycolonisationexplorer

About Man to Man

Man to Man is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of scotland, africa, pygmy, colonisation, explorer. Directed by Régis Wargnier, it stars Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen. 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.

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