Film
Unlocking the Cage
2016 · 1h 30m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.0
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 80%
- Metacritic
- 63
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Overview
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.
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Crew
- D. A. PennebakerDirector
- Chris HegedusDirector · Producer · Director of Photography
- Rosadel VarelaProducer
- Frazer PennebakerExecutive Producer
- James LavinoOriginal Music Composer
- Pax WassermannEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 25, 2016
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
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