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Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee

For Oscar, every day is an adventure

2012 1h 18mDocumentary

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.

3.5/5

TMDB score· 138 votes

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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.

The vibe

chimpanzeewildernessugandawildlifewild animalnatureadoptedrainforestseparation from familynature documentary

Behind it

Alastair FothergillAlastair FothergillDirectorMark LinfieldMark LinfieldDirectorNicholas HooperNicholas HooperComposerBill WallauerCinematographyMartyn ColbeckCinematography

Cast

Tim AllenTim AllenSelf - Narrator (voice)

Director

Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield

Release date

20 Apr 2012

Runtime

1h 18m

Budget

$5.0M

Box office

$34.8M · 7.0× its budget

Studio

Disneynature

Language

English

Country

France

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