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Ao, le dernier Néandertal ()


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When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neanderthal, decides to leave the North country where he has been living for the South where he was born. His aim is to join his twin brother, from whom he... See more »

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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Agie ...
L'ourse Blanche
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Aguk
Ilian Ivanov ...
Ao - à neuf ans
Nazam Karakurt ...
Homo Sapiens ( killer of AO's family ) (as Nazim Mununov)
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Unak
Sara Malaterre ...
Wana - la fille d'Ao et d'Aki à quatre ans
Craig Morris ...
Boorh - un membre du clan d'Ao / Itkio
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Aki
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Ao - un Néandertalien dont le clan a été massacré
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Aka

Directed by

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Jacques Malaterre

Written by

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Michel Fessler ... (scenario & adaptation)
 
Philippe Isard ... (scenario & adaptation)
 
Marc Klapczynski ... (book "Ao, l'homme ancien")
 
Jacques Malaterre ... (scenario & adaptation)
 
Pierre Pelot ... (dialogue assistant)

Produced by

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Yves Marmion ... producer
Patrick Sandrin ... executive producer

Music by

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Armand Amar

Cinematography by

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Sabine Lancelin

Editing by

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Jennifer Augé

Editorial Department

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Arnaud Caréo ... on-line editor
Christian Dutac ... color timer
Anne-Sophie Henry-Cavillon ... post production assistant
Natacha Louis ... colorist
Fabien Napoli ... colorist: dailies

Production Design by

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Christian Marti

Set Decoration by

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Atanas Apostolov

Costume Design by

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Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz

Makeup Department

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Anna Andreeva ... special makeup effects artist
Bérangère Cortaix ... special makeup effects artist
Erik Gosselin ... special makeup effects artist
Lionel Lê ... special makeup effects artist (as Lionel Le)
Jacques-Olivier Molon ... special makeup effects artist
Pierre Olivier Persin ... special makeup effects artist
Aurélie Rameau ... makeup artist
Yana Stoyanova ... special makeup effects artist: Bulgaria
Kathy Tse ... special makeup effects artist
Greta Velikova ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Jacques Arhex ... production manager
Abraham Goldblat ... post-production supervisor
Varujan Gumusel ... post-production manager
Cécile Navarro ... assistant unit manager
Frédéric Sauvagnac ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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François Chaillou ... first assistant director
Eric Pujol ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Atanas Apostolov ... assistant props on set
Lilith Bekmezian ... assistant art director
Atanas Cherkezov ... set dresser
Maria Doicheva ... painter
Gerard Drolon ... first assistant art director (2009)
Benoît Herlin ... property master
Yordan Petrov ... stand-by props
Frank Pitussi ... property master

Sound Department

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Nicolas Becker ... foley artist
Thomas Gauder ... re-recording mixer
Pierre-Yves Lavoué ... sound mixer
Jean-Luc Verdier ... sound
Benjamin Viau ... sound recordist
Olivier Walczak ... supervising sound editor
Sébastien Wera ... sound editor

Special Effects by

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Philippe Hubin ... special effects
Adrien Morot ... department head
Rumen Stoychev ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Jerome Auliac ... digital compositor
Alain Bignet ... digital compositor
Lucie Bories ... digital compositor
Emilien Breuillier ... visual effects (as Breuillier Emilien)
Eric Carme ... visual effects artist
Guillaume Carniato ... digital compositor
Anthony Charbonnier ... digital compositor
Ludovic Davidian ... visual effects artist: Duran Duboi
Julien Debeauvais ... visual effect artist: Duran Duboi
Thierry Delobel ... visual effects supervisor
Ludivine Ducrocq ... production administration
Rodrigue El Hajj ... visual effects artist
Pierre Genin ... visual effects
Pierre Gosset ... senior compositor
David Gourmaud ... visual effects editor
Aurélien Grand ... retouch and restoration
Thibaut Granier ... visual effects
Aurelie Lajoux ... senior compositor
Thomas Lefebvre ... digital compositor
Jean-Francois Michelas ... digital compositor
Fredrik Monteil ... digital compositor
Fabienne Mouillac ... digital compositor
Vincent Papaix ... digital compositor: Duran Duboi
Joel Pinto ... digital compositor
Elisa Pretta ... digital compositor
Julien Record ... digital compositor
Nicolas Rigaud ... lead compositing artist
Laurent Ripoll ... visual effects editor
Sébastien Rossi ... visual effects artist
Aurore Rousset ... animator
Niranjan Siva ... digital compositor
Christian Tomikowski ... digital compositor
Marion Voignier ... digital compositor
Virginie Wintrebert ... visual effects coordinator

Stunts

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George Danailov ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pierre Bonnet ... gaffer
David Camus ... grip
Benoit Dentan ... aerial camera operator / aerial operator
Mostefa Djebbari ... electrician
Arnaud Gervet ... second assistant camera
Mathieu Giombini ... camera operator
Hristo Idakiev ... electrician
Anton Ivanov ... electrician
Geo Ivanov ... second assistant "a" camera
Olivier Joudiau ... key grip
Océane Lavergne ... additional focus puller
Maud Lemaistre ... b camera: first assistant
Rémi Mestre ... second assistant camera
Patrick Plaize ... still photographer
Philippe Ramdane ... first assistant camera
Frédéric Serve ... camera operator: "b" camera
Alexandre Trenev ... electrician
Marc Wolff ... camera pilot

Casting Department

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Ivana Djidrova ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anna Gelinova ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Vincent Allard ... location manager: summer
Olga Gorvat ... location manager: Ukraine
Thomas Philip ... location manager

Music Department

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Camille Adrien ... orchestrator
Elise Luguern ... music supervisor
Sylvain Morizet ... arranger / orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Louise Arhex ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Valentin Bousquet ... runner
Sandra Cornevaux ... press attache
Claude Dallet ... production administrator
Christophe Debono ... animal trainer
Marie Malaterre ... production secretary
Gianni Manno ... titles designer
Marylène Patou-Mathis ... technical adviser
Vincent Piant ... Assistant unit manager
Alexandra Schamis ... press attache

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neanderthal, decides to leave the North country where he has been living for the South where he was born. His aim is to join his twin brother, from whom he was separated when he was nine. On his long and adventurous way home, he meets Aki, a Homo sapiens woman. Written by Guy Bellinger

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Also Known As
  • Ao: The Last Hunter (United Kingdom)
  • Der letzte Neandertaler - AO (Germany)
  • Ao, der letzte Neandertaler (Germany)
  • Ao, el último neandertal (Spain)
  • Viimeinen luolamies (Finland)
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Runtime
  • 84 min
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Budget EUR14,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia With the exception of one short sequence featuring bees, only living animals appear, including the frightening white she-bear. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Movie Friends: Prashant Prabhakar (2013). See more »

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