Movie Details
Original Language:Dutch
Production Companies:Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid Bert Haanstra Films
The Family of Chimps
Audience Score
StarringBert Haanstra
DirectorBert Haanstra
55 minDocumentary
Plot
A subtle account of the chimpanzees behaviour in Burgers Dierenpark in Arnhem on the occasion of the publication of the book Chimpansee Politiek by ethologist Dr Frans de Waal A unique experiment shows us how complex the social strategies in the community of this fascinating anthropoid ape are Haanstra managed to capture almost all aspects of chimpanzee behaviour display of skill teasing and pestering grooming resting playing motherly behaviour submission sex and violence Eventually the film was also screened to the apes
