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Unlocking the Cage

6.6(15)20161h 30m1

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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English
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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival25 Jan 2016
  • SwedenSE

    • TV19 Jun 2016

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Unlocking the Cage was released on 25 January 2016.

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