Name: Primate
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1974-12-05
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.3

Theme: Experiments on monkeys at a scientific research base. And Mr. master-of-direct-cinema Wiseman presents another institution, like in his other documentaries (Highschool, Hospital ("Near Death"), Army).Only this time we have a very controversial and gruesome piece of "document". In the beginning, we see gorillas in cages and some(like me) may think already then:"How inhumane.Let them free." But actually, they live in paradise compared to the "experiments" and "operations" still awaiting the viewer/monkeys. Wiseman in his ingenuously "absent presence", i.e. his seemingly invisible camera and his unbiased editing, forces us to create a story and an opinion on our own. So there will be no ending in reviewing and rediscussing the film.

The documentary is a form of non-fiction storytelling that aims to present factual information, insights, and perspectives on real-world subjects, events, issues, or people. Documentaries can cover a wide range of topics, including history, science, culture, social issues, nature, biographies, and more.

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This film casts a forensic observational eye over researchers working with primates. After a time watching, it is possible to wonder which ones of these two sets of primates is the more strange.

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Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University - 201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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