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Let's be honest: I don't really know the difference between monkeys, chimpanzees, apes, and whatever else. It's probably a flaw in my upbringing at some point: they've all been mixed together in some kind of animal kingdom (a Planet of the Apes, so to speak). But what I do know is that they scare me, man. They're too smart. They're too strong. Their eyes look too much like ours. And Primate definitely amplified that fear. Primate, which had its world premiere as the opening film of this year's Fantastic Fest, is about a chimpanzee (not a monkey) named Ben.  Director: Johannes Roberts Writers: Ernest Riera, Johannes Roberts Stars: Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur, Jess Alexander Ben is sweet, loves teddy bears, wears a red shirt and no pants, and is pretty much the chimpanzee version of Winnie the Pooh... until Ben contracts rabies. And, unfortunately for the family and friends gathered in a beautiful glass house on the edge of a stunning, secluded cliff, they fi...