

The world will be a different place once you've seen it through his eyes.
From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human s…
Project Nim (2011) is a documentary film directed by James Marsh. It stars Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen, and Reagan Leonard. The film runs for 1 hour 33 minutes. Audiences have made it well received, with an average score of 6.9 out of 10 from 146 votes.

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Reagan Leonard
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Nim Chimpsky
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Project Nim stars Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen, Reagan Leonard, and Nim Chimpsky, and was directed by James Marsh.
Project Nim has a runtime of 1 hour 33 minutes.
Project Nim was released in 2011.
Project Nim is a documentary film.
Project Nim holds an average audience score of 6.9 out of 10. The best signal, though, is a recommendation from a friend who shares your taste—FriendsRecommend shows you exactly that.
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