The whole film of "Chimpanzee" was shot in the jungles of Ivory Coast and Uganda in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. The main specific location for filming was Mount Tai Forest National Park. It took a total of three years to shoot. For this kind of ecological documentary, the three-year filming cycle is not too long. However, the two directors encountered many twists and turns and unexpected situations during the three years. The most important of these is the changes in the Oscar family. When director Mark Linfield entered the jungle, he wanted to make a film about the growth of a small orangutan. He didn't expect that things would change so much.
Start to photograph the life of a Chimpanzee family. The most naughty and cutest Oscar was chosen as the key subject. But what was unexpected is that when Oscar was three years old, an accident made Oscar an orphan. At that time, Disney's producers were discouraged. However, things changed 180 degrees later, and another orangutan adopted Oscar. At that time, the documentary was full of all kinds of twists and bizarre things like the drama, or even the screenwriter could not write such a script. After Oscar's life took a turn, the movie also took a turn. It went from a simple documentary about Chimpanzee's growth to a film with drama elements, which was unexpected. This turning point was a great shock. This kind of plot and lens has never been photographed in the wild before
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