Jane Goodall spent 30 years with these chimps. You're spending 93 minutes. Fair trade.
Cinematography
Hugo van Lawick's patient, breathtaking Tanzanian footage
Direction
Three decades condensed without losing soul
Writing
Sutherland narration that respects your intelligence
Director
Hugo van Lawick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugo van Lawick met Jane Goodall while filming her 1965 National Geographic special. They married, divorced, and he kept filming her chimps for another decade.
This documentary helped shift public perception of chimps from 'funny animals' to complex social beings with distinct personalities and brutal power structures.
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