Unlocking the Cage

6.8 2016 | 90 min

Documentary

Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented battle that seeks to utilize the writ of habeas corpus to expand legal “personhood” to include certain animals. Wise’s unusual plaintiffs—chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, once famed showbiz stars—are now living in filth, struggling to survive. Wise and his impassioned legal team take us into the field, revealing gripping evidence of such abuse and plunging us into the intricacies of their case as they probe preconceived notions of what it means to be a non-human animal.

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Title: Unlocking the Cage
Original Title: Unlocking the Cage
Year: 2016
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Rating: 6.8/10 (14 votes)
Popularity: 0.3
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genres: Documentary
Director(s): D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
Writer(s): 
Producer(s): Chris Hegedus, Rosadel Varela
Language: English, French
Country: United States of America
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Status: Released
Tagline: 
TMDB ID: 373481
IMDB ID: tt5016028
IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5016028
TMDB Link: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/373481
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Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented battle that seeks to utilize the writ of habeas corpus to expand legal “personhood” to include certain animals. Wise’s unusual plaintiffs—chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, once famed showbiz stars—are now living in filth, struggling to survive. Wise and his impassioned legal team take us into the field, revealing gripping evidence of such abuse and plunging us into the intricacies of their case as they probe preconceived notions of what it means to be a non-human animal.
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