Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)

Original title

Koko, le gorille qui parle

Directed by

Barbet Schroeder

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Francine Patterson as she works with a gorilla named Koko. Koko learns to communicate using symbols from sign language, which allows her to express her thoughts and emotions to the people around her.

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What happens

Koko: A Talking Gorilla (French: Koko, le gorille qui parle) is a 1978 French documentary film directed by Barbet Schroeder that focuses on Francine Patterson and her work with Koko the gorilla. Patterson claims to have taught Koko to communicate with humans using symbols taken from American Sign Language. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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