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Disenchanted Forest

Disenchanted Forest

2002•52m•G•Documentary

We call them o-rang-u-tans, which literally means "forest persons" in the Malay and Indonesian languages. They are the only great apes native to Asia. Of all the apes, they are the closest to man in genetic makeup. And they face extinction. Two years in the making, the film is an intimate portrayal of the world of orangutans, the threats to their survival and the people committed to help them thrive. The film focuses on a recent discovery that orangutans do not rely on animal instinct for survival, but instead have a culture that they have preserved from generation to generation.

Sarita Siegel · Director

Sarita Siegel · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime52m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 14, 2002

Actors

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Narrator

Anne Russon

Herself

Willie Smits

Himself

Carl Van Schaik

Himself

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