Man to Man

Man to Man

Directed by Régis Wargnier

Produced by Vertigo Productions, Skyline Films

2005122 min6.3 / 10

A dark historical drama grappling with colonial exploitation and scientific racism through the lens of anthropologists' predatory capture of African pygmies.

An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape.

Questions people ask

  • Is Man to Man sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Man to Man end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Man to Man scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Man to Man violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Man to Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Man to Man, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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