I am absolutely and unconditionally blown away by this, and I am so grateful for this documentary, for it bringing this amazing story to my awareness!
The only bad thing about this gem is its title. It says absolutely nothing about the depth and nuances of the film. It is about so much more than a chimp living with humans. That part is more or less in the films past. To my mind this is in a way a story about redemption, even penance. Lucy is done a great wrong by being taken from her natural state and brought up as a human (regardless of how much love they have had for her). And a human "sacrifice" is made, an innocent girl brought by circumstances to stay in the wild and become chimp-like, in order for the "sin" to be redeemed. It is an absolutely fascinating and breathtaking story. And it is to a large part told by that person herself, which makes it so real and heartfelt.
As for the means of telling the story, I think it is done very nicely, with a well-balanced mix of archive-footage, present interview and re-enactment that has an authenticity to it that is not always the case in that area.
How was I able to live almost 46 years in this world before hearing of this out-of-the-world-and-over-the-moon real-life story?! And how on earth could this film have been out for two years and not have more votes and reviews?!
The only bad thing about this gem is its title. It says absolutely nothing about the depth and nuances of the film. It is about so much more than a chimp living with humans. That part is more or less in the films past. To my mind this is in a way a story about redemption, even penance. Lucy is done a great wrong by being taken from her natural state and brought up as a human (regardless of how much love they have had for her). And a human "sacrifice" is made, an innocent girl brought by circumstances to stay in the wild and become chimp-like, in order for the "sin" to be redeemed. It is an absolutely fascinating and breathtaking story. And it is to a large part told by that person herself, which makes it so real and heartfelt.
As for the means of telling the story, I think it is done very nicely, with a well-balanced mix of archive-footage, present interview and re-enactment that has an authenticity to it that is not always the case in that area.
How was I able to live almost 46 years in this world before hearing of this out-of-the-world-and-over-the-moon real-life story?! And how on earth could this film have been out for two years and not have more votes and reviews?!