Monkey Island

Documentary 2018

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An ancient citadel once home to Sri Lanka's kings has been reclaimed by the jungle, and there is a new dynasty in power: monkeys.

Documentary 2018

Starring Cia Allan

EPISODE 1

A Mother's Tale

Not everyone in Sri Lanka's monkey paradise is equal. Anna sits at the bottom of the social ladder and with a newborn baby, life is getting tougher. As drought grips the region and tensions boil over, can she do enough to keep her son alive?

43 min · 3 Apr 2019 PG
EPISODE 2

Leaving Home

Having come of age, male macaque Ravi leaves home for a journey of a lifetime. It will involve the big city, grave dangers and finding a new troop.

44 min · 10 Apr 2019 PG
EPISODE 3

Trouble in Paradise

Tufted grey langurs share their territory with a troop of toque macaques and a group of purple face leaf monkeys. This is primate paradise. But a crippling drought changes everything. The three species are forced to adapt and take risks.

43 min · 17 Apr 2019 PG

Cia Allan

Narrator

About

Monkey Island

DOCUMENTARY

An ancient citadel once home to Sri Lanka's kings has been reclaimed by the jungle, and there is a new dynasty in power: monkeys.

Information

Studio: PLIMSOLL PRODUCTIONS LTD.
Released: 2018

Languages

Audio: * (AD), English (United Kingdom) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.