Man to Man (2005 film)

Man to Man
Film poster
Directed by	Régis Wargnier
Written by	William Boyd Régis Wargnier
Produced by	Aïssa Djabri Farid Lahouassa
Starring	Joseph Fiennes Kristin Scott Thomas Lomama Boseki Cécile Bayiha Iain Glen Hugh Bonneville
Cinematography	Laurent Dailland
Edited by	Yann Malcor
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Distributed by	ARP Sélection (France)
Release dates	10 February 2005 (2005-02-10) (Berlinale) 13 April 2005 (2005-04-13) (France)
Running time	122 minutes
Countries	France South Africa United Kingdom
Sprache	Englisch
Budget	€21.7 million
Box office	$3.5 million

Man to Man is a 2005 historical drama film directed by Régis Wargnier and starring Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Iain Glen. The screenplay concerns a man in a team of Victorian scientists conducting research in Africa, who begins to have doubts about the human cost of their mission. It was scripted by William Boyd.

Plot

In 1860, Victorian scientists capture a pygmy couple during an expedition in Central Africa. They are transported back to the United Kingdom for further study as part of research involving the theory of the evolution of man. However, the primitive outlook of the pygmies and the sophisticated methods used by the scientists, as well as the complications of adapting to a foreign environment, make their anthropological study all the more difficult. Ultimately, as the pygmies become more absorbed to the public, major disagreements erupt culminating in a bloody and tragic confrontation.

Cast

• Joseph Fiennes as Jamie Dodd
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Elena Van Den Ende
• Iain Glen as Alexander Auchinleck
• Hugh Bonneville as Fraser McBride
• Lomama Boseki as Toko
• Cécile Bayiha as Likola
• Flora Montgomery as Abigail McBride

External links

• Man to Man at IMDb
• Man to Man at Rotten Tomatoes
• Man to Man at AllMovie