NATURE . WILDLIFE

MYSTERY MONKEYS OF SHANGRI-LA

52' (ENG, GER)

Strangely beautiful, as endangered as the giant panda, charismatic but elusive: the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.

This is the first time that the intimate life of these little-known monkeys has been thoroughly recorded. There are less than 2,000 left in the wild and locating them is a huge challenge. They are elusive, semi-nomadic, and their home is a fortress of extremely steep hillsides and impenetrable bamboo thickets at the mercy of deep winter snow. For two years, our film crew faced extreme conditions following monkey bands over Himalayan passes and down into deep river valleys. They returned with a chronicle of the life of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey and behaviour new to science.

The ‘Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La’ is more than a natural history. It is an intimate story of courage, love, friendship and family, filmed against a backdrop of stunning Himalayan scenery.