Comme une bête

Comme une bête

1998 · 124 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy

25 years ago, Leo was born in a monkey orphanage his father was running. When he passed away and the orphanage went to the indonesian locals, Leo felt left out and decided to travel to France, to civilization. His father only tought him poetry and music: he's not a savage but he only sees our world with a kind and naive eye. In France, he'll meet real people, with all their flaws.

Directed by Patrick Schulmann

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