Monkey Business: A Story of Soulmates and Primates

Twenty-seven-year old Estelle Goldstein is sent on an assignment to investigate the devastation of AIDS in South Africa. There she encounters Doctor Mabunda a once esteemed virologist now an alcoholic harbouring the guilt of a dark past. Dismissing his slurred rants Estelle returns to her family and its offbeat dynamics: eccentric animal liberationist clairvoyant grandmother; pharmaceutical exec father. Rushed to hospital from her fathers mansion Estelle finds herself suspended between life and death. From a series of foreboding dreams that act as a warning of impending danger Estelle awakens to a new-found awareness. When the good-looking Afro-Aussie Ryan Knight enters her room Estelle experiences an awakening of a different kind. Their fated encounter unravels over time to bring to light a dark secret.