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Man to Man
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.
Top Billed Cast
Joseph Fiennes Jamie Dodd
Kristin Scott Thomas Elena Van Den Ende
Iain Glen Alexander Auchinleck
Hugh Bonneville Fraser McBride
Lomama Boseki Toko
Cécile Bayiha Likola
Flora Montgomery Abigail McBride
Alistair Petrie Beckinsale
Hubert Saint-Macary Comte de Verchemont
William McBain Angus
Patrick Mofokeng Zachary
Mathew Zajac Hector Duncan
Ron Donachie Sir Walter Stephenson
Peter Egan Gyllenhaal
Percy Matsemela Rajiv
Solomon Fietse Bakaro
James Ngcobo Roi Mateke Seko
Theo Landey Purvis
Sello Motloung Milos
Robin Smith Douglas
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