Plot: 1870. Dr. Jamie Dodd is elated : he has finally succeeded in capturing not one, but two pygmies. He brings them to Scotland with the help of Elena Van den Ende, an adventurous woman who sells wild animals to the zoos of Europe. His two anthropologist friends, Alexander and Fraser, and himself are certain they have discovered the missing link, which will make them famous. They start examining the pygmy couple from every angle and Jamie gradually discovers that Toko and Likola are just as sensitive and intelligent as any other homo sapiens. His two colleagues strongly reject this idea as it is glory they are after not the truth. Will Jamie be able to prove the two short people are genuine human beings and not freaks to be shown in a zoo?
Director: Régis Wargnier,
Writer: William Boyd, Michel Fessler, Fred Fougea, Régis Wargnier,
Producer: Alexandra Bouillon, Steve Clark-Hall, Izidore Codron, Farid Lahouassa, Géraldine Polveroni, Chris Roland,
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen, Hugh Bonneville, Lomama Boseki, Cécile Bayiha, Flora Montgomery, Patrick Mofokeng, Alistair Petrie, Hubert Saint-Macary, Mathew Zajac, William McBain, Robin Smith, Theo Landey, Ron Donachie, Peter Egan, Solomon Fietse, James Ngcobo, Percy Matsemela, Sello Motloung, Lakshantha Abenayake, Gordon Brown, Robert Carr, David Clatworthy, Frank Gallagher, Robert Harrison, Alan Marsh, Gary McCormack, Alan McQueen, Stewart Porter, Stewart Selkirk, Garry Sweeney, Alan Turnbull, John Yule, Ernesto Cantu,