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Original title: Lucy, the Human Chimp
Year: 2021
Running time: 80 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Alex Parkinson
Screenwriter: Alex Parkinson
Cast: Documentary
Music: Paul Leonard-Morgan
Cinematography: Tom German, Alex Parkinson
Producer: Channel 4. Distributor: HBO Max
Genre: Documentary | Animals
Synopsis: In the 1960s chimpanzee Lucy was raised as a human in an experiment conducted by psychologists from the University of Oklahoma. When Lucy was taken to live on an island in The Gambia a young student, Janis, lived with her for 6 years.

Critics' reviews

"Parkinson's doc is a heart-wrenching reminder of how little we know — and are willing to acknowledge — about the intelligence and emotional lives of nonhuman earthlings."

Sheri Linden: The Hollywood Reporter

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Lucy, the Human Chimp

2021

Alex Parkinson

Behind-the-Wall

1989

Raoul Ruiz