NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE
See the film that sent the Fantastic Fest crowd wild at its World Premiere … and won’t be in cinemas until 2026. What a way to finish Terror-Fi 2025!
“If you wish that Nope had just doubled-down on the chimp violence, Primate is absolutely the blood-flavored popcorn flick you’ve been waiting for.” – Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
After returning home to Hawaii for summer break, Lucy is reunited with her father Adam, sister Erin and their pet chimpanzee Ben. Lucy and her friends Kate, Hannah and Kate’s older brother Nick decide to throw a pool party to take advantage of an empty house after Lucy’s father is called away for work. Unbeknownst to them, Ben is bitten by a rabid animal and the gentle chimpanzee they once knew is no more. The group is forced to barricade themselves in the pool, but with no means of calling for help, they must work together to figure out how to outsmart the now ferocious Ben and survive their ordeal.
Festivals: Fantastic Fest 25 (Secret Screening), Fright Fest UK 25
