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Lucy the Human Chimp

Lucy the Human Chimp

2021 1h 19m · Documentary · ★ 6.3

Lucy the Human Chimp

Beyond nurture, what is our nature?

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.

Director Alex Parkinson

Writer Alex Parkinson

Top Billed Cast

Janis Carter

Self

Lucy Temerlin

Self

Lorna Nickson Brown

Lorna Nickson Brown

Janis Carter

Matthew Brenher

Matthew Brenher

Dr. Maurice Temerlin

Jacinta Mulcahy

Jacinta Mulcahy

Jane Tamerlin

Lucy The Human Chimp | Official Trailer | HBO Max

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Status Released

Original Language en

Budget $0

Revenue $0

Keywords

chimpanzee ape reenactment primate sign languages social experiment