Project Nim (film)
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Directed by | James Marsh |
Produced by | Simon Chinn |
Based on | Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human by Elizabeth Hess |
Starring | Bob Angelini Bern Cohen Renne Falitz Bob Ingersoll |
Music by | Dickon Hinchliffe |
Cinematography | Michael Simmonds |
Edited by | Jinx Godfrey |
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Distributed by | Icon Film Distribution (UK) Roadside Attractions (US) Mongrel Media (Canada) |
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93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $410,077(US) |
Project Nim is a 2011 British documentary film. It focuses on Project Nim, a research project that was mounted in the 1970s to determine whether a primate raised in close contact with humans could develop a limited "language" based on American Sign Language. The project was centred on a chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky.
Release
The film was first publicly shown during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and then released for public exhibition on 8 July 2011.
Home media
The DVD was released on 7 February 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[1]
Reception and awards
Project Nim was released to critical acclaim. The film has received 7.4/10 rating on IMDB and an aggregated score of 98% from 131 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
The film has won 16 awards and was nominated for a BAFTA.
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Project Nim at IMDb
- Project Nim at Rotten Tomatoes
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