What Makes Us Human?

Name: What Makes Us Human?
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 1.2

1.2 IMDb 8.8 (24)

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Documentary

Overview

The sucessor to Human Mutants. An exploration of the difference between ourselves and our nearest relatives. Filmed in Pakistan, Tanzania, Switzerland, the UK and USA. Commissioned by Channel 4 (UK) and produced by TigerAspect (UK) the series is directed by Tim Lambert and written presented by Armand Marie Leroi.

English

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