What distinguishes humans from other mammals on Earth? Laughter, wrote Rabelais in the 16th century… The philosopher Descartes believed that this creature, the highest in the animal kingdom, had to surrender ” as master and possessor of nature “. But, for the current Israeli philosopher Yuval Harari, what is specific to man, more precisely to Homo Sapiens, is his ability to forge stories. (Replay)
And that is precisely what Cyril Dion strives to do. Six years after the success of his documentary tomorrowproduced with Mélanie Laurent, and which showed the ravages of global warming but also the solutions, the documentary filmmaker released the film in theaters (December 1, 2021 in France) Animal.
He takes two teenagers as heroes: Bella, an Englishwoman and Vipulan, a Frenchman of Sri Lankan origin, who will travel the world to understand the 6th mass extinction at work and the means to stop it.