

A newborn monkey and its mother struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia.
Cinematography
Stunning Sri Lankan ruins make monkeys look like tiny royalty.
Editing
Crafts actual narrative arcs from months of footage.

Director
Alastair Fothergill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed over two years in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka—researchers had to learn individual monkey personalities to track the 'characters.'
Disneynature planted 60,000 trees in Sri Lanka for this release; your ticket literally grew a forest.