Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee

2012 · 78 min · EN · G · 6.9 (146 votes)
Dir. Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield · Starring Tim Allen · Music Nicholas Hooper

“For Oscar, every day is an adventure”

Documentary

A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests. Through Oscar, a little chimpanzee, we discover learning about life in the heart of the African tropical forest and follow his first steps in this world with humor, emotion and anguish. Following a tragedy, he finds himself separated from his mother and left alone to face the hostility of the jungle. Until he is picked up by an older chimpanzee, who will take him under her protection.

VIBE

Experience the raw beauty and emotional depth of the rainforest. This film immerses you in the lives of chimpanzees, showcasing their complex social bonds and the universal struggles of family and survival. A visually stunning journey into the wild.

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