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Man to Man
Man to Man

Man to Man

April 13, 2005
2h 2m
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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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Details

Director
Régis Wargnier
Cast
Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen, Hugh Bonneville, Lomama Boseki, Cécile Bayiha, Flora Montgomery, Alistair Petrie, Hubert Saint-Macary, William McBain
Release Date
April 13, 2005
Production
Vertigo Productions, Skyline Films, France 2 Cinéma

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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