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Bonobo is a British film of genre Drama with Tessa Peake-Jones
Bonobo (2014)
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Add to a movie listBonobo is a 2014 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Hammett Knott and starring Tessa Peake-Jones, Josie Lawrence and James Norton.
The film is about middle-aged widow Judith (Tessa Peake-Jones), and her attempts to convince her daughter Lily to leave an alternative commune and return to university. Bonobo premiered at the Raindance Film Festival where it was nominated for Best British Feature.
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Middle-aged widow Judith is worried about her 23-year-old daughter Lily, who has joined what she thinks is a sect. In fact, a group of youngsters overseen by middle-aged Anita have set up a commune based on the lifestyle of the Bonobo chimpanzee (Pan paniscus), in which all social conflicts are resolved by having sex.Actors
Tessa Peake-Jones
(Judith)
Josie Lawrence
(Anita)
James Norton
(Ralph)
Will Tudor
(Toby)
Carolyn Pickles
(Celia)
Patricia Potter
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