Man to Man Page #2

Synopsis: 1870. Dr. Jamie Dodd is elated : he has finally succeeded in capturing not one, but two pygmies. He brings them to Scotland with the help of Elena Van den Ende, an adventurous woman who sells wild animals to the zoos of Europe. His two anthropologist friends, Alexander and Fraser, and himself are certain they have discovered the missing link, which will make them famous. They start examining the pygmy couple from every angle and Jamie gradually discovers that Toko and Likola are just as sensitive and intelligent as any other homo sapiens. His two colleagues strongly reject this idea as it is glory they are after not the truth. Will Jamie be able to prove the two short people are genuine human beings and not freaks to be shown in a zoo?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Régis Wargnier
Production: TPS Star
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Year:
2005
122 min
155 Views


- That I... certainly am!

My friends, if you had any idea

how much I've thought of you.

There were days when I thought

I'd never see you again.

Is everything all right?

They're still alive?

Thank God

they are still alive!

I can't believe it.

Are they in good condition?

Please tell me how I can sell

something which I don't own?

These pygmies belong

to King Mateke Seko...

who has given me the concession

for the whole of Europe.

I am prepared to place them

at your disposal for 3 months.

As if they were for hire?

The fee for the expedition

included delivery of savages.

They belong to us!

No one outside Africa

can "own" these pygmies.

This is called slavery.

Do you think we can trust

Madame Van den Ende?

As long as we're all working

for our mutual benefit, we can.

Then we are agreed.

I'll have the papers drawn up.

I congratulate Dr. Dodd.

Without him this expedition

would never have succeeded.

Let us through!

I never dreamt I'd live

to see this. Incredible.

You're right, Jamie.

It is our America.

Our "guests" are savages

from the jungles of Africa.

Very dangerous.

They are also cannibals.

We don't know what strange

diseases they may be carrying.

So keep away

and you'll be perfectly safe.

Bring provisions and water to

the mill, and we'd distribute.

Mr. McBride, Dr. Dodd and I, will

be the only people they'll see.

No one must know about them

till we present them to Academy.

But what about you

and the others, sir?

The pursuit of knowledge

entails certain risks.

But don't you worry, we'll

be taking every precaution.

- Is everything all right?

- All well sir.

- Did they sleep at all?

- One at time.

- Did you see them fornicate?

- Fornicate? Why?

Curiosity.

Scientific curiosity.

- Is the female the mate of male?

- Not as far as I'm aware.

I haven't the faintest idea

what they are to each other.

They probably think we'll

attack them if they both sleep.

Or they're waiting

for a chance to attack us.

- What are they doing?

- They're exercising.

Fascinating!

America! Stop!

Stop, America!

Fraser, on you go.

That's it!

Fraser, get out!

Back! America stop!

Open the door!

Fraser get to the door! Out!

Breathe! Breathe!

I'm not finished with you...

not by a long way.

Heaven breathe!

Something you need me for,

Mr. Duncan?

I was worried. We heard

shots coming from the mill.

Yes, we did fire some shots.

And you know why, Mr. Duncan?

We're studying the degree of

emotion our little savages...

might display. It's most

instructive. Good day.

Jamie...

Toko...

Come on, there is

nothing to lose.

"Three blind mice,

see how they run...

Run after the farmer's wife and

cut off the tails with a knife

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