▁Bra ch ▁and ▁st arring ▁Ever ett ▁McG ill , ▁Ron ▁Perl man , ▁Name er ▁El - K adi ▁and ▁R ae ▁Da wn ▁Ch ong . ▁The ▁Canadian - F rench ▁co - production ▁is ▁a ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Belg ian ▁novel ▁The ▁Qu est ▁for ▁Fire ▁by ▁J .- H . ▁Ros ny . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁Europe ▁( 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ), ▁with ▁its ▁plot ▁surrounding ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁fire ▁by ▁early ▁humans . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁and ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Make up , ▁and ▁the ▁César ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Film ▁and ▁Best ▁Director . ▁At ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Gen ie ▁Awards , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁seven ▁categories ▁and ▁won ▁in ▁five ▁( Best ▁Act ress , ▁Best ▁Cost ume ▁Design , ▁Best ▁Edit ing , ▁Best ▁Sound ▁Edit ing , ▁Best ▁Over all ▁Sound ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁U lam ▁are ▁a ▁tribe ▁of ▁cav emen ▁who ▁possess ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁carefully ▁guard ed ▁small ▁fl ame ▁which ▁they ▁use ▁to ▁start ▁larger ▁fires . ▁D ri ven ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁after ▁a ▁blo ody ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁a pe - like ▁W ag ab u , ▁the ▁U lam ▁are ▁hor r ified ▁when ▁their ▁fire ▁is ▁accident ally ▁ex ting u ished ▁while ▁taking ▁refuge ▁in