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Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

Drama · History · 1988

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

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Gorillas in the Mist

“At the far ends of the earth she found a reason to live, and a cause to fight for.”

1988 Drama · History 2h 9m

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7.0 / 10

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The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Apted

Written by

Anna Hamilton Phelan · Tab Murphy

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Dian Fossey

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Bob Campbell

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Roz Carr

John Omirah Miluwi

John Omirah Miluwi

Sembagare

Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Dr. Louis Leakey

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Claude Van Veeten

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Waigwa Wachira

Mukara

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.