Who killed the Neanderthal?

Apr 10, 2018

0h 52m

★ 7.4

Overview

Neandertal man disappeared abruptly 30,000 years ago. Who was that "other" man and what is the most plausible hypothesis leading to his extinction? An investigation using all current knowledge available tries to answer these questions.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Bonne Pioche

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Cast

Anne Cardona

Damien Cochereau

(voice)

Thierry Frémont

Agnès Jamonneau

Wana (archive footage)

Sara Malaterre

Aki (archive footage)

Aruna Shields

Ao (archive footage)

Simon Paul Sutton

When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neandertal man, decides to leave the North country where he has been living for the South where he was born. His aim is to join his twin brother, from whom he was separated when he was nine. On his long and adventurous way home, he meets Aki, a Homo Sapiens woman...

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