Jane
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Brett Morgen
Actors: Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick, Hugo van Lawick, Jane Goodall
Country: USA
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