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Primate’ Opens in France to Polarized Reactions Over Graphic Gore

The Johannes Roberts creature feature arrives with a 16-plus rating.

Overview

  • An advance screening on January 16 at Pathé Vaulx-en-Velin drew a near-full audience who described an anxious atmosphere and reacted strongly to the blood-soaked scenes.
  • The plot centers on a party where a family’s pet chimpanzee, infected with rabies, turns violently against a group of students.
  • Le Nouvel Obs critic Nicolas Schaller issued a one-star review, labeling the film a crude B-movie with unconvincing trashy violence and a muddled script.
  • The film runs 1 hour 29 minutes and stars Johnny Sequoyah, with the action set in Hawaii.
  • Director Johannes Roberts, previously known for 47 Meters Down, brings the film to French cinemas on January 21 under a not-under-16 classification.