Chimpanzee

Disaster doc meets family drama as Oscar a tiny chimp loses his mother to a crocodile. Left to fend for himself he stumbles into an unexpected bond with elderly female chimp. The jungle’s cruel survival instinct meets unexpected kindness.

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Alastair Fothergill directed Chimpanzee in 2012. See Alastair Fothergill's full filmography, where to start with Alastair Fothergill, or where to go after you've seen everything by Alastair Fothergill.

Chimpanzee was released in 2012 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 78 minutes.