Chimpanzee

"For Oscar, every day is an adventure"

Apr 20 2012 G 1h 18m
Documentary, Family

A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests. Through Oscar, a little chimpanzee, we discover learning about life in the heart of the African tropical forest and follow his first steps in this world with humor, emotion and anguish. Following a tragedy, he finds himself separated from his mother and left alone to face the hostility of the jungle. Until he is picked up by an older chimpanzee, who will take him under her protection.

Plot

Oscar, a baby chimpanzee is enjoying his life with his mother in the jungles along the Ivory Coast. Without warning, young Oscar is tragically orphaned during an attack from a rival group of chimpanzees. Afterwards, he attempts to survive on his own, and to be accepted by the other chimps. But Oscar struggles, until he is surprisingly adopted by the Alpha Male of his group.

Written by

Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Don Hahn

Directed by

Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield

Production Countries

United States of America, Uganda, Cote D'Ivoire

Production Companies

Disneynature

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
6,451
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA