South-eastern Cameroon, a man has wandered the jungle and the muddy banks of rivers for several years looking for an animal unknown to zoology: the Mokele-Mbembe. Pygmies met by the explorer during his travels describe the animal as a kind of rhinoceros with crocodile tail and snake head. Some say they have already met it near the river. Is it a real animal or a mythical creature? The explorer has long been convinced of the existence of this beast. He takes us on a relentless quest to find traces of the animal in a universe where likelihood get confused with legend, bringing us back to the roots of belief and fiction.
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FESTIVALS
- FID Marseille (France) 2011
- Premiers Plans Ateliers (France) 2011
- Bandits-Mage (France) 2011
- Corsica.doc (France) 2011
- Entrevues Blefort (France) 2011
- Rotterdam IFF (Netherlands) 2012
- Doc Lisboa (Portugal) 2012
- Internationales Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund (Germany) 2012
- Beursschouwburg art center (Belgium) 2013
- Fantasia FF (Canada) 2012
- Documenta Madrid (Spain) 2012
- Zinebi FF (Spain) 2012
- Etnia IFF (Finlande) 2012
- Hors Pistes (France) 2012
- FIFE – Festival International du Film d’Environnement (France) 2012
- Vidéo les Beaux Jours Film Festival (France) 2012
- Escales Documentaires de Libreville (Gabon) 2012
- Discovery Zone FF (Luxemburg) 2012
TECHNICAL SHEET
- Original Title: L’Hypothèse du Mokélé-Mbembé
- Writter and director: Marie Voignier
- Production: Capricci Films
- Co-production: L’âge d’or & L’espace croisé
- Photography: Marie Voignier
- Editing: Marie Voignier
- Sound: Thomas Fourel
- Assistant director: Stefanie Baumann
- Duration: 78 min
- Year: 2011
- Country: France
- Original version: French
- Available subtitles: English
- Screening formats: DCP, Blu-Ray
- Image: 1:77.1 HD 16/9
- Sound: 5.1
- International Sales: Capricci Films
- Available territories: All except Threatical Rights in France