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Unlocking the Cage

01/25/2016

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

STORY

Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented battle that seeks to utilize the writ of habeas corpus to expand legal “personhood” to include certain animals. Wise’s unusual plaintiffs—chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, once famed showbiz stars—are now living in filth, struggling to survive. Wise and his impassioned legal team take us into the field, revealing gripping evidence of such abuse and plunging us into the intricacies of their case as they probe preconceived notions of what it means to be a non-human animal.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

    Directors

  • Chris Hegedus
  • D. A. Pennebaker

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Pennebaker Hegedus Films
  • HBO Documentary Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French

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