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Project Nim

 

UK 2011, 93 minutes
Dir. James Marsh
Rating: [M]
Genres: Documentary

Topics: Animal Antics.

 

Synopsis: Moving, heartbreaking documentary on the life and times of 'Nim Chimpsky', a newborn chimpanzee who was deposited into a Manhattan family home in the 70s as part of an experiment to test Noam Chomsky’s thesis that language is peculiar to humans.

“This haunting life story is an exquisite example of non-fiction filmmaking as full-bodied, emotionally complex drama.”~David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

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DVD Features

  • English subtitles for the hearing impaired
  • aspect ratio: 1.85:1
 

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