@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
The Singing Ape, Gibbon
"If you see a forest and you don’t hear any gibbon, this is a dead forest."
Humans belong to a group called anthropoids. Gibbons have the most human-like traits among the anthropoids. Gibbons are the only apes capable to sing like humans and communicate through their songs. This film documents an unprecedented attempt to investigate the musicality of multiple species of wild gibbons - siamang, the white-handed gibbon and the javan gibbon - surviving in the South-East Asians habitats. The story of endangered Asian Ape unfolds in this documentary with their songs in various situations.
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1h 37m
Runtime
$200K
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Key Crew
DirectorChoi Pyeong Soon
WriterKim Mi Soo
CinematographyTark Min Woong
ComposerLee Mi seong
EditorLee Seong Seok
Production DesignJo Yoo Mi
Produced by
Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
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Josh Schwartzentruber
Narrator
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Choi Pyeong Soon
Himself
