Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jacques Malaterre

Writing Credits

Michel Fessler
(scenario & adaptation)
Philippe Isard
(scenario & adaptation)
Marc Klapczynski
(book)
Jacques Malaterre
(scenario & adaptation)
Pierre Pelot
(dialogue assistant)

Cast

Simon Paul Sutton
Ao - un Néandertalien dont le clan a été massacré
Aruna Shields
Aki
Craig Morris
Boorh - un membre du clan d'Ao / Itkio
Helmi Dridi
Aguk
Vesela Kazakova
Unak
Nazam Karakurt
Homo Sapiens ( killer of AO's family )
Yavor Vesselinov
Aka
Ilian Ivanov
Ao - à neuf ans
Sara Malaterre
Wana - la fille d'Ao et d'Aki à quatre ans
Agie
L'ourse Blanche

Produced by

Yves Marmion
producer
Patrick Sandrin
executive producer

Music by

Armand Amar

Cinematography by

Sabine Lancelin

Editing by

Jennifer Augé

Production Design by

Christian Marti

Costume Design by

Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz

Makeup Department

Anna Andreeva
special makeup effects artist
Bérangère Cortaix
special makeup effects artist
Erik Gosselin
special makeup effects artist
Lionel Lê
special makeup effects artist (as Lionel Le)
Jacques-Olivier Molon
special makeup effects artist
Pierre Olivier Persin
special makeup effects artist
Aurélie Rameau
makeup artist
Yana Stoyanova
special makeup effects artist: Bulgaria
Kathy Tse
special makeup effects artist
Greta Velikova
makeup artist

Production Management

Jacques Arhex
production manager
Abraham Goldblat
post-production supervisor
Varujan Gumusel
post-production manager
Cécile Navarro
assistant unit manager
Frédéric Sauvagnac
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

François Chaillou
first assistant director
Eric Pujol
first assistant director

Art Department

Atanas Apostolov
assistant props on set / set dresser
Lilith Bekmezian
assistant art director
Atanas Cherkezov
set dresser
Maria Doicheva
painter
Gerard Drolon
first assistant art director (2009)
Benoît Herlin
property master
Yordan Petrov
stand-by props
Frank Pitussi
property master

Sound Department

Nicolas Becker
foley artist
Thomas Gauder
re-recording mixer
Pierre-Yves Lavoué
sound mixer
Jean-Luc Verdier
sound
Benjamin Viau
sound recordist
Olivier Walczak
supervising sound editor
Sébastien Wéra
sound editor

Special Effects by

Philippe Hubin
special effects
Adrien Morot
department head
Rumen Stoychev
special effects

Visual Effects by

Jerome Auliac
digital compositor
Alain Bignet
digital compositor
Lucie Bories
digital compositor
Emilien Breuillier
visual effects (as Breuillier Emilien)
Eric Carme
visual effects artist
Guillaume Carniato
digital compositor
Anthony Charbonnier
digital compositor
Ludovic Davidian
visual effects artist: Duran Duboi
Julien Debeauvais
visual effect artist: Duran Duboi
Thierry Delobel
visual effects supervisor
Ludivine Ducrocq
production administration
Rodrigue El Hajj
visual effects artist
Pierre Genin
visual effects
Pierre Gosset
senior compositor
David Gourmaud
visual effects editor
Aurélien Grand
retouch and restoration
Thibaut Granier
visual effects
Aurelie Lajoux
senior compositor
Thomas Lefebvre
digital compositor
Jean-Francois Michelas
digital compositor
Fredrik Monteil
digital compositor
Fabienne Mouillac
digital compositor
Vincent Papaix
digital compositor: Duran Duboi
Joel Pinto
digital compositor
Elisa Pretta
digital compositor
Julien Record
digital compositor
Nicolas Rigaud
lead compositing artist
Laurent Ripoll
visual effects editor
Sébastien Rossi
visual effects artist
Aurore Rousset
animator
Niranjan Siva
digital compositor
Christian Tomikowski
digital compositor
Marion Voignier
digital compositor
Virginie Wintrebert
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

George Danailov
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Pierre Bonnet
gaffer
David Camus
grip
Benoit Dentan
aerial camera operator / aerial operator
Mostefa Djebbari
electrician
Arnaud Gervet
second assistant camera
Mathieu Giombini
camera operator
Hristo Idakiev
electrician
Anton Ivanov
electrician
Geo Ivanov
second assistant "a" camera
Olivier Joudiau
key grip
Océane Lavergne
additional focus puller
Maud Lemaistre
b camera: first assistant
Rémi Mestre
second assistant camera
Patrick Plaize
still photographer
Philippe Ramdane
first assistant camera
Frédéric Serve
camera operator: "b" camera
Alexandre Trenev
electrician
Marc Wolff
camera pilot

Casting Department

Ivana Djidrova
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anna Gelinova
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Arnaud Caréo
on-line editor
Christian Dutac
color timer
Anne-Sophie Henry-Cavillon
post production assistant
Natacha Louis
colorist
Fabien Napoli
colorist: dailies

Location Management

Vincent Allard
location manager: summer
Olga Gorvat
location manager: Ukraine
Thomas Philip
location manager

Music Department

Camille Adrien
orchestrator
Elise Luguern
music supervisor
Sylvain Morizet
arranger / orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Louise Arhex
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Valentin Bousquet
runner
Sandra Cornevaux
press attache
Claude Dallet
production administrator
Christophe Debono
animal trainer
Marie Malaterre
production secretary
Gianni Manno
titles designer
Marylène Patou-Mathis
technical adviser
Vincent Piant
Assistant unit manager
Alexandra Schamis
press attache
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