Project Nim

Project Nim (2011)

July 8th, 20111h 33min

Documentary
68%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Zoofobia

Zoofobia


Released on: 2022-11-03
Documentary, Animation

The tragic death of a polar bear triggers the end of the Buenos Aires Zoo. A superhero lover lawyer ...

The wedding of the elephants

The wedding of the elephants


Released on: 2014-01-01
Documentary

At the heart of the South-East Asia, there are impenetrable forests. Outstanding Men kept it an ance...

Castor, la force de la nature

Castor, la force de la nature


Released on: 2023-12-29
Documentary, TV Movie

Simona

Simona


Released on: 2022-09-30
Documentary

Ida, the grandniece of Simona Kossak, travels to the Bialowieza Forest at the Polish-Belarussian bor...

Return of the Swift Fox

Return of the Swift Fox


Released on: 1988-01-01
Documentary

A documentary about returning the swift fox, the smallest of Canada's native foxes, into its origina...

Growing Up Wild

Growing Up Wild


Released on: 2016-12-08
Documentary, Family

Life is an adventure - especially for a newborn animal who has so much to learn. "Growing Up Wild" t...

Bigfoot: Man or Beast?

Bigfoot: Man or Beast?


Released on: 1972-03-15
Documentary

People go and search for the legendary Bigfoot creature.

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey

The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey


Released on: 2012-12-15
Documentary

Every year, on the steppes of the Serengeti, the most spectacular migration of animals on our planet...

Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees

Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees


Released on: 2002-05-07
Documentary

Showcased in beautiful IMAX format, this documentary takes viewers into the hearts, minds and world ...

Leopard & Hyena: Strange Alliance

Leopard & Hyena: Strange Alliance


Released on: 2021-01-30
Documentary, TV Movie

After an explosive and fortuitous encounter, a male hyena and a leopard join forces and create a pec...

Cecil: The Legacy of a King

Cecil: The Legacy of a King


Released on: 2020-10-23
Documentary

Hwange's lions are rumored to be some of the biggest wild lions on the planet. One magnificent beast...

Kein Platz für wilde Tiere

Kein Platz für wilde Tiere


Released on: 1956-07-02
Documentary

Directed by Bernhard Grzimek & Michael Grzimek

At a Traffic Light

At a Traffic Light


Released on: 2024-05-06
Documentary

We all have a dream... Nelson's dream is to learn how to read. He works at a traffic light in Maputo...

Going Nuts: Tales from the Squirrel World

Going Nuts: Tales from the Squirrel World


Released on: 2019-05-26
Documentary

Squirrels are among the most widely known and recognized mammals. In many parts of the world they gl...

Supergiant Animals

Supergiant Animals


Released on: 2013-09-26
Documentary

Steve Backshall travels across the world to encounter the most charismatic supergiant animals and di...

Grandir en pleine nature

Grandir en pleine nature


Released on: 2020-10-20
Documentary, TV Movie

K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You


Released on: 2006-05-15
Documentary

The collaboration between the Tanacross and Northway, Alaska communities and trained linguistic spec...

Lucy the Human Chimp

Lucy the Human Chimp


Released on: 2021-04-29
Documentary

The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic en...

CodeSwitching

CodeSwitching


Released on: 2019-06-24
Documentary

CodeSwitching is a mash-up of personal stories from three generations of African American students w...