Review of Project Nim (2011) by Madeleine P — 04 Mar 2012

I had the privilege to watch this at the Alabama Film Festival last August! Spectacular! Very interesting. If you love documentaries, watch it!

This review of Project Nim (2011) was written by Madeleine P on 04 Mar 2012.

Project Nim has generally received very positive reviews.

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