EDGES OF THE FOREST

SYNOPSIS:

Orphaned and a street child at the age of eight, Rusber was adopted by Nena, the director of a monkey sanctuary in Bolivia, where he became an animal caretaker. Now a young adult, while helping his family relocate to escape a highway construction project threatening the sanctuary’s existence, Rusber is resuming his final year of veterinary studies. He hopes to graduate and satisfy his need to explore new horizons. University confronts him with views of the profession that clash with his own convictions. Above all, the fires ravaging the country remind him of the urgent need for a new sanctuary. On the edge of the Bolivian Amazon, Rusber rebuilds the lives of monkeys affected by the fires, deforestation, and trafficking, hoping they can one day return to their natural habitat. In this routine of care, torn between his attachment to the monkeys, his loyalty to Nena, and his own desires, Rusber searches for his path to freedom.