Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016-06-15 | Documentary / TV Movie
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Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson. Project Koko started as a PhD project to teach sign language to a baby gorilla, but as Koko began to communicate with Penny, an intense bond formed between them. Penny has now been with Koko for over 40 years and claims Koko can reveal fresh insights into the workings of an animal's mind. Koko's unique life with Penny has been filmed every step of the way. Over 2,000 hours of footage chart the most dramatic moments - Penny's battle to keep Koko from being taken back to the zoo in which she was born, Penny's clash with academic critics who doubted her claims and the image of Koko mourning the death of her kitten.
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The director of Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People is Jonathan Taylor.
Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson. Project Koko started as a PhD project to teach sign language to a baby gorilla, but as Koko began to communicate with Penny, an intense bond formed between them. Penny has now been with Koko for over 40 years and claims Koko can reveal fresh insights into the workings of an animal's mind. Koko's unique life with Penny has been filmed every step of the way. Over 2,000 hours of footage chart the most dramatic moments - Penny's battle to keep Koko from being taken back to the zoo in which she was born, Penny's clash with academic critics who doubted her claims and the image of Koko mourning the death of her kitten..
The release date of Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People is June 15, 2016.
On October 04, 2024, the IMDB rating of Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People is 7.5/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 8.0/10.
On October 04, 2024, there were 1291 public reaction to Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People including naturalist, tug at heartstrings, cinema verite, scientific genius, skepticism.
The genre of Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People is Documentary,TV Movie.
The runtime of Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People is 58 minutes.
The casts of Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People are Bertie Carvel starring as Narrator (voice), Penny Patterson starring as Self, Robin Williams starring as Self, Koko starring as Self, Leonardo DiCaprio starring as Self, Peter Gabriel starring as Self.