
At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. Based on Jean M. Auel's popular book, there is minimal narration; subtitles translate the Neanderthal gestures and primitive ... (Full plot summary below)
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At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. Based on Jean M. Auel's popular book, there is minimal narration; subtitles translate the Neanderthal gestures and primitive spoken language.
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| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarDirector Michael Chapman, an experienced cinematographer, is skilled in conveying ideas through pictures -- quite an advantage in a movie about people who aren't especially verbal. And Chapman's cinematographer, Jan De Bont, has a varied palette that responds to the visual demands of a world in transition. |
| The New York TimesJanet Maslin[It] has a gentle approach to its characters and an occasionally striking visual style. What it doesn't have is much momentum or originality. |
| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumAs the cave wall says, stay with the book. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonA goofy and ill-made movie that wants to be deadly serious and acts incredibly daft, and the average between these two points is of a joyless, dull nothing. |
| Time OutRoger EbertThe filmmakers made no effort to empathize with their prehistoric characters, to imagine what it might have really been like back then. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonAfter much time with this soggy, quarrelsome clan, your sympathies may lie entirely with the bear. |
| NewsweekJack KrollThe cinematic adaptation of the novel, however, is so laughably awful that Auel later sued the producers for creating such an inaccurate work. |
| User ReviewSteve CSURVIVAL ,basic insticts, ....great movie !!!! |
| User ReviewShauna SThis is a movie where the actors actually had to act. It was amazing. |
| User ReviewMEC rI have read the books and while agree that there are few films that can live up to their original texts, i have to urge people to see this film in the hopes of exposing them to the books and the ideas |