After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.
Cinematography
Actual Amazon footage that puts CGI to shame.
Practical Effects
Real trained capuchin, not motion-capture nonsense.
Sound
Jungle symphony that'll ruin your white noise app.
Director
Thierry Ragobert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The capuchin playing Saï was a retired circus performer—method acting for a monkey raised in captivity playing a monkey raised in captivity.
Director Thierry Ragobert spent three years in the Amazon; this was his passion project after decades of nature docs. The film barely broke even but became a sleeper hit in Brazilian schools.
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