Chimpanzee

"For Oscar, every day is an adventure"

2012 1h 18m EN

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6.9

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74%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.1

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 144🍅74%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 6,557

Documentary

Synopsis

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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.

“For Oscar, every day is an adventure”

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Cast

Tim Allen
Self - Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alastair Fothergill
Languages: English
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alastair Fothergill, shot by Bill Wallauer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nicholas Hooper. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Netley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "For Oscar, every day is an adventure".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alastair Fothergill directs. Bill Wallauer behind the camera. Nicholas Hooper scores. Andy Netley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Alastair Fothergill, shot by Bill Wallauer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nicholas Hooper. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Andy Netley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Marketing tagline: "For Oscar, every day is an adventure".
9IMDB entry: tt1222815 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "chimpanzee", "wilderness", "uganda", "wildlife".