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Gorillas in the Mist poster

A MICHAEL APTED FILM

Gorillas in the Mist

19882h 9mPG-13Movie

DramaHistory

IMDb7.1/ 10 · 31.7K votes

AT THE FAR ENDS OF THE EARTH SHE FOUND A REASON TO LIVE, AND A CAUSE TO FIGHT FOR.

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

Bittersweet
Thought-provoking
Inspiring
True story
Nature
Isolation

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and a rainy day. Contains graphic violence.

DirectorMichael Apted

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Sigourney WeaverDian Fossey

Bryan BrownBob Campbell

Julie HarrisRoz Carr

John Omirah MiluwiSembagare

Iain CuthbertsonDr. Louis Leakey

Konstantin AleksandrovClaude Van Veeten

Waigwa WachiraMukara

Iain GlenBrendan

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