Project Nim

Project Nim

The world will be a different place once you've seen it through his eyes.

6.8 /10 143 votes
July 8, 2011 1h 33m Released

Storyline

From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.

Key Information

Director James Marsh
Writers Elizabeth Hess
Studio BBC Film
Rating 6.8/10
Language EN

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Cast & Crew

Bob Angelini

Bob Angelini

Lab Tech

Bern Cohen

Bern Cohen

Dr. William Lemmon

Reagan Leonard

Reagan Leonard

Stephanie LaFarge

Nim Chimpsky

Self (archive footage)

Stephanie LaFarge

Self

Herbert Terrace

Self

Wer LaFarge

Self (archive footage)

Jenny Lee

Self

Laura-Ann Petitto

Self

Bill Tynan

Self

Joyce Butler

Self

Renne Falitz

Self

Frequently Asked Questions

Project Nim was released on July 8, 2011.

The runtime of Project Nim is 1h 33m.

Project Nim is a Documentary movie.

Project Nim has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

Project Nim is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Project Nim was directed by James Marsh.

The main cast of Project Nim includes Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen, Reagan Leonard.

Project Nim is originally in English.