- Country: Reunion
- Genres: Documentary, Short
- Release: 2011-02-04
- Director: Emmanuel Dinh
- Writers: Emmanuel Dinh
- Language: French | English
- Stars: N/A
- Runtime: 26 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Monkeys Island , The Monkeys Island (Reunion)
- Plot:
"Mauritius is a beautiful Island, it is regularly visited by tourists, particularly from France and the UK, it is portrayed internationally as a Paradise. Sadly, there is a dark side to the Island" explains Michelle Thew from the BUAV, the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. Mauritius is actually a leading exporter of primates for the research industry. Exporting 10,000 monkeys a year for an amount of 30 MEUR, it is second to China. But it is a cagey, secretive industry in a Hindu-dominated country where monkeys have a special status. 52% of the population is Hindu, and worship the monkey-god Hanuman.
- IMDB:tt2496056
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