Project Nim [videorecording] / Roadside Attractions, HBO Documentary Films, BBC Films and UK Film Council present a Red Box Films production in association with Passion Pictures ; produced by Simon Chinn ; directed by James Marsh.
Title from container. Nim, Herbert Terrace, Stephanie LaFarge, Jenny Lee. Originally released in 2011. Based on the book: Nim Chimpsky : the chimp who would be human / by Elizabeth Hess. Release date: Feb. 7, 2012. Special features: audio commentary ; featurettes ; trailer.
Summary:
The story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans trusted with his well-being fail to protect him, Project Nim uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society.
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