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Birth of Civilization

Birth of Civilization

Part of Aux origines de l'humanité

2007•1h 45m•7.5/10
DocumentaryHistory

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7.5/10(8)

With the help of state of the art special effects, this National Geographic documentary attempts to recreate what civilization looked like during the first 8,000 years that human beings lived on Earth.

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Production

uFilm, France 2

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Thierry Frémont

Thierry Frémont

Le narrateur

Helmi Dridi

Helmi Dridi

Aar / Ooki / Iké / Tobar

Rabeb Srairi

Ashaa / Kelee / Nomade

Lotfi Dziri

Lotfi Dziri

Uhru

Fatima Ben Saïdane

Fatima Ben Saïdane

Aka

Philippe Kara-Mohamed

Sarki

Mohamed Ali Nahdi

Oukou

Mohamed Graïaa

Waka

Lotfi Turki

Le roi Sargon

Hamza Sdiri

Ourham

Halima Daoud

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