Sukhum is the capital of Abkhazia, a tiny, unrecognized republic on the shores of the Black Sea. On its highest hill lies a medical institute of research on monkeys, established by the Soviets in the 1920’s. The legend states it was meant to create a hybrid between man and ape. This creature never came to life, neither the communist New Man did. Today, men and monkeys are caged in a territory ravaged by war and decades of cruelty, both victims of a failed series of experiments.
MOVIE ABOUT
- Theme
- Politics, Animal world, Science, Medicine, War
- Country
- Abkhazia, Georgia, Germany, Romania, France
- Film studio
- Hi Film Productions
- Genre
- Drama, Travelogue
- Country of action
- Abkhazia
- Place of action
- Sukhum
- Period of action
- 2016
- Festivals
- Artdocfest 2017
- Financing
- Independent
- TVPG
- 16+
- Languages
- Russian
- Subtitles
- English