Director: James Marsh
Is it a good idea to teach a chimpanzee sign language? Is it a good scientific test to raise one in a house, living with other humans, sleeping in a bed, dressing in clothes? I can't really say after watching Project Nim, a fascinating look at a curious 70s scientific experiment. It takes on even greater relevance remembering that woman who was nearly killed by her pet chimpanzee.
One thing this documentary drives home is the ways in which chimps and humans are not that far from one another - how they often enjoy doing the same sorts of things. Yet always lurking behind the chimpanzee is animal savageness - I don't know if we can say the same about people.
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