Project Nim
“The world will be a different place once you've seen it through his eyes.”
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.
Top-billed cast
- BBob Angelini
- BBern Cohen
- RReagan Leonard
- NNim Chimpsky
- SStephanie LaFarge
- HHerbert Terrace
- WWer LaFarge
- JJenny Lee
- LLaura-Ann Petitto
- BBill Tynan
Crew
- Director
- James Marsh
- Writer
- Elizabeth Hess
- Producers
- Simon Chinn, John Battsek, Andrew Ruhemann, Jamie Laurenson, Nick Fraser
- Production
- BBC Film, Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Icon Productions, UK Film Council
Frequently asked questions
What is Project Nim rated?
Project Nim has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 146 votes.
Who directed Project Nim?
Project Nim was directed by James Marsh.
When was Project Nim released?
Project Nim was released in 2011.
