Lucy the Human Chimp
“Beyond nurture, what is our nature?”
2021•PG-13•1h 19m•6.3•Released
Documentary
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
Languages
English
Studio
KEO Films
Cast
Janis Carter
Self
Lucy Temerlin
Self
Lorna Nickson Brown
Janis Carter
Matthew Brenher
Dr. Maurice Temerlin
Jacinta Mulcahy
Jane Tamerlin
Production
Company
KEO Films
Company
Channel 4 Television
Producer
Bridget Appleby
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