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Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan
8.0 / 10• 2018• 58m•NR• English
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
For the last decade, a team of frontline medics has been fighting to save Borneo's critically endangered orangutans. Armed with cameras, International Animal Rescue has documented their struggle: pulling apes from devastated jungle, giving emergency medical care, rehabilitating and releasing the healthiest orangutans back into the wild. This is both the story of their life-saving work and of how one of our closest wild relatives has been pushed to the brink of extinction. Combining genuine rescue footage with contributions from experts throughout, this documentary looks toward the future and asks what hope remains to save the orangutan.
Cast & Crew
Ivanno Jeremiah
Narrator
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rowan Musgrave's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
