Les Hommes de la nuit

At dusk and at nightfall, an explorer wanders through the jungle of Borneo in search of orangutans. Equipped with a binocular and a notebook, he observes them, he studies and draws them. Two stories come to his mind during this search: a fairytale based on the Systema Naturae by Carl Lynnaeus and the testimony of the zookeeper at the Jardin des Plantes (in Paris). The film is a fascinating and dreamlike reflection on the strange symbiotic relationship that has developed between humans and primates over the centuries.