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Lucy the Human Chimp

PG-13

“Beyond nurture, what is our nature?”

2021·79 min·Released
Studio: Channel 4 Television, KEO Films
6.3TMDb
Available on
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Theatrical Apr 29, 2021Digital Apr 29, 2021
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UK · English · Documentary
Documentary

Overview

The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.

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DirectorAlex Parkinson
WriterAlex Parkinson

Cast

Janis Carter
Janis Carter
Self
Lucy Temerlin
Lucy Temerlin
Self
Lorna Nickson Brown
Lorna Nickson Brown
Janis Carter
Matthew Brenher
Matthew Brenher
Dr. Maurice Temerlin
Jacinta Mulcahy
Jacinta Mulcahy
Jane Tamerlin

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Keywords

chimpapereenactmentchimpanzeeprimatesign languagessocial experiment

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