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16/12/1981 Adventure, Drama, Fantasy 1h 40m
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A Science Fantasy Adventure

Overview

In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.

  1. Jean-Jacques Annaud

    Director

  2. Gérard Brach

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Everett McGill

    Naoh

  2. Ron Perlman

    Amoukar

  3. Nicholas Kadi

    Gaw

  4. Rae Dawn Chong

    Ika

  5. Gary Schwartz

    Rouka - tribu Ulam

  6. Naseer El-Kadi

    Nam - tribu Ulam

  7. Franck-Olivier Bonnet

    Aghoo - tribu Ulam

  8. Jean-Michel Kindt

    Lakar - tribu Ulam

  9. Kurt Schiegl

    Faum - tribu Ulam

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-27
Without even a bar from "Thus Spake Zarathustra", Jean-Jacques Annaud takes us on some brutal and authentic time travel back to caveman days. That's where we encounter three warriors who are violently dispossessed of their home (and their fire) and find themselves at the mercy of the wilderness, the weather, the wildlife and some other tribesman who are perfectly happy to endorse the kill first speak afterwards philosophy. On that latter point, a whole new series of verbal communications - not words as such - has been developed for an on form Ron Perlman ("Amoukar"), Everett McGill ("Naoh") an...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$55,260,558.00

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