
Directing
Jacques Malaterre
Avignon, France
Acting credits
Behind the camera
5.7When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neandertal man, 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...
Ao: The Last Hunter
2010
7.6Two hundred and fifty thousand years ago, the first direct representative of our species appeared on earth: Homo Sapiens... From 400,000 to 20,000 BC, we follow the destiny of Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Sapiens. We will thus discover the appearance of language, art, cults, agriculture, and breeding.
Homo sapiens
2005
7.3A documentary that shows the different fauna that populates natural habitats of France, and the people that aims to protect and preserve them.
Wild France
2013
8.0In the Camargue of the Belle Époque, as new ideas begin to shake up the heritage of a world divided between rich and poor, sedentary and nomadic, Carmen is a young gypsy girl barely 18 years old who is discovering life. The fiery gypsy, a woman barely out of her teens, longs for freedom in a man's world. To achieve her goals, the ingenuous girl does not hesitate to use her only asset—her body. Beautiful and captivating, she stirs the love of those around her and sows passion in the heart of José, who is ready to make any sacrifice for her.
Carmen
2011
NRBy the sea, a brother and sister face each other in the villa where they grew up. They haven't seen each other in a long time, and they meet again only to part ways.
Agatha
2004
5.0Rumours start flying around in a small French village after a butcher's wife goes missing.
A Mysterious Disappearance
2014
7.5Neandertal man disappeared abruptly 30,000 years ago. Who was that "other" man and what is the most plausible hypothesis leading to his extinction? An investigation using all current knowledge available tries to answer these questions.
Who killed the Neanderthal?
2018
NRKing Henri IV of France was living out his final hours before being assassinated on 14 May 1610 in the streets of Paris. But who was this king, described as a "womaniser", and who wanted to take his life?
L'Assassinat d'Henri IV
2009
9.0Eve falls in love with Sébastien, one of the chefs in her husband's restaurant, but risks the scorn and contempt of her friends and relatives when she stands by her lover even after her spouse is diagnosed with an inoperable cancer.
L'amour interdit
2002
7.5"A Species Odyssey" portrays the origins of Mankind from the moment the first primate stood up on their hind legs and set off to conquer the African Savanna, to modern Man, setting off to conquer space. 7 million years of triumph fraught with difficulties and extraordinary events that make Man what he is today.
A Species Odyssey
2003
7.5"A Species Odyssey" portrays the origins of Mankind from the moment the first primate stood up on their hind legs and set off to conquer the African Savanna, to modern Man, setting off to conquer space. 7 million years of triumph fraught with difficulties and extraordinary events that make Man what he is today.
A Species Odyssey
2003
7.0This series incorporates the latest animated 3D films to explore recent discoveries about human history, especially in Asia.
Les Derniers Secrets de l'humanité
2023
7.0This series incorporates the latest animated 3D films to explore recent discoveries about human history, especially in Asia.
Les Derniers Secrets de l'humanité
2023
7.5With the help of state of the art special effects, this National Geographic documentary attempts to recreate what civilization looked like during the first 8,000 years that human beings lived on Earth.
Birth of Civilization
2007
8.0A woman encounters problems with a child she has taken in after devoting her entire life to humanitarian missions.
Le choix d'une mère
1998
6.7A lawyer defends his childhood friend accused of killing his wife.
One Thing at a Time
2016
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Sébastien intime : Avant que j'oublie !
2020
6.5No synopsis available yet.
La Loi de Christophe
2016
6.5An antiques dealer hatches a devilish plan to get rid of his wife, setting off a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Russian Roulette
2018
Documentary about a Chinese archaeological site located in Sichuan Province.
Sangxindui, la Cité ancienne
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Bat belongs to the Tsaatan clan. As do all his people, Bat confides his family’s protection to a chosen reindeer, the Sacred Reindeer. The animal protects his family from spells, diseases and he is their guardian of happiness. Bat’s Sacred Reindeer has just turned fifteen, which is old for these animals. In a few days the temperature will sink to forty below, and snow will cover everything for eight months. It is time, now, to leave. Bat and his family are moving into the woods. There they will prepare for the cold. The long caravan sets out. For Bat’s Sacred Reindeer, this is the last voyage.
Lords of the Animals: The Tsaatan, The Reindeer Riders
1994
Bat belongs to the Tsaatan clan. As do all his people, Bat confides his family’s protection to a chosen reindeer, the Sacred Reindeer. The animal protects his family from spells, diseases and he is their guardian of happiness. Bat’s Sacred Reindeer has just turned fifteen, which is old for these animals. In a few days the temperature will sink to forty below, and snow will cover everything for eight months. It is time, now, to leave. Bat and his family are moving into the woods. There they will prepare for the cold. The long caravan sets out. For Bat’s Sacred Reindeer, this is the last voyage.
Lords of the Animals: The Tsaatan, The Reindeer Riders
1994
NRProduced and broadcast by China Media Group, the series invites French director Jacques Malaterre to film at a boarding school in Nyingchi City in Xizang. It authentically depicts how the boarding school positively impacts students’ development. Through a foreign director’s perspective, it reflects local parents’ recognition of the boarding school model and demonstrates the necessity of such education in Xizang, achieving wide influence.
Learners from the Top of the World
2026

