

THE WORLD WILL BE A DIFFERENT PLACE ONCE YOU'VE SEEN IT THROUGH HIS EYES.
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Bob Angelini
Lab Tech

Bern Cohen
Dr. William Lemmon

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
Bob Ingersoll
Self
Alyce Moore
Self
James Mahoney
Self (as Dr. James Mahoney)
Henry Herrmann
Self
Cleveland Amory
Self (archive footage)
Marion Probst
Self
Chris Byrne
Self
Anna May Marsh
Signing Girl: re-enactment unit
Sarah Sakaan
Renee Falitz: re-enactment unit
Dennis Lauricella
Beefy Guy: re-enactment unit
Robert Nesi
Beefy Guy: re-enactment unit (as Robert J. Nesi)

Scarlett Bermingham
Laura-Ann Petitto: re-enactment unit
Mike Devoe
Mike Devoe
Michael S. LePera
Wer LaFarge: re-enactment unit (as Michael LePera)
Peter Elliott
Nim Cimpsky - Reenactment Unit (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Production Design
Director of Photography
Novel
Original Music Composer
Editor
Co-Producer
Researcher
Consulting Producer
Graphic Designer
Title Designer
Digital Imaging Technician
Sound Recordist
Gaffer
Electrician
Choreographer
Visual Effects
Costumer
Costume Designer
Line Producer
Casting Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Camera
Script Supervisor
First Assistant Camera
Archival Footage Research
Wardrobe Assistant
Makeup & Hair
Best Boy Electric
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Swing
Driver
Dolly Grip
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Art Department Production Assistant
Leadman
Carpenter
Location Scout
Still Photographer
Production Coordinator
Key Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Production Intern
Craft Service
Assistant Editor
Post Production Supervisor
Senior Colorist
Digital Film Recording
Editorial Staff
Sound Supervisor
Mixing Engineer
Sound Design Assistant
Music Editor
Dialogue Editor
Foley Editor
Transcriptions
Production Executive
Business Affairs Coordinator
Head of Production
Finance
Development Manager
Musician
Conductor
Music Supervisor
Music Coordinator
Music Arranger
Details
Release Date
2011-07-08
Runtime
93 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
BBC Film
Red Box Films
Passion Pictures
Icon Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Documentary