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Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh (2009)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 48M

Director : Lara Ariffin, Harun Rahman

Synopsis

Renowned actress Michelle Yeoh journeys home to Malaysia to get to know her adopted orangutan, learning from the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre about the efforts being made to safeguard and sustain this endangered species.

Actors

Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Self / Narrator

Crews

Lara Ariffin
Lara Ariffin
Executive Producer
Harun Rahman
Harun Rahman
Camera Operator
Lara Ariffin
Lara Ariffin
Director
Harun Rahman
Harun Rahman
Director
Lina Teoh
Lina Teoh
Producer
Kathryn Pasternak
Kathryn Pasternak
Writer
Farul Farid
Farul Farid
Original Music Composer

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