Nenette is an orangutan who is 50 years old and has been at the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris France for most of her life. Originally, Nanette was from Borneo and she came to Paris at the age of 3 years old in 1972. She is the mother of four and has outlived three mates. She bonds only with a few of the zoo keepers and her son Kubo is with her at the zoo. She is the world’s oldest Borneo orangutan in captivity.
In the film, we see all the orangutans from the other side of thick glass but we only see some reflections of the visitors. The comments from the visitors are featured along with interviews with the zoo keepers. Nenette drinks tea and humanity projects their own feelings and thoughts onto her? For her 50th birthday on a Sunday there was a cake, wrapped boxes and visitors singing Happy Birthday to Nennette. She was also treated to exotic fruits and she ate a strawberry cake. Some of her favorite activities were included, painting and do-it-yourself workshops!!
This movie is interesting but a stretch at 70 minutes. Orangutans are very slow in their movements except when they are swinging or climbing their ropes. It's cute when they take blankets and cover themselves. Nenette can also open a bottle and drink from it just like a person. 3* (This movie is OK)
70 min, Documentary directed by Nicolas Philibert with Judit Kele and Nenette.
Note: Imdb 6.8 out of 10 with 268 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 85% with 34 critics 52% audience with 207 ratings, Metacritic 66 out of 100 with 12 critics (5 positive 6 mixed), Letterboxd 3.2* out of 5*.
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