---
title: 'The Chimp (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aktan Abdykalykov'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Kyrgyzstan'
  - 'Russia'
  - 'France'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chimp-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301587/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Chimp (2001)

2001 · 98 min · Drama · Kyrgyzstan, Russia, France, Japan

Original title: Маймыл

## Synopsis

The Chimp is a 2001 Kyrgyzstani film directed by Aktan Abdykalykov. It was Kyrgyzstan's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aktan Abdykalykov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aktan-abdykalykov)
- **Screenplay:** [Aktan Abdykalykov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aktan-abdykalykov), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra), [Avtandil Adykulov](https://cinepixo.com/people/avtandil-adykulov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Aleksandr Yurtaev](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-yurtaev)
- **Producer:** [Frédérique Dumas](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederique-dumas), [Cédomir Kolar](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedomir-kolar), [Marc Baschet](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-baschet)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hasan Kydyraliev](https://cinepixo.com/people/hasan-kydyraliev)
- **Editor:** [Natalya Vavilkina](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalya-vavilkina), [Tilek Mambetova](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilek-mambetova)

## Cast

- [Jylkychy Jakypov](https://cinepixo.com/people/jylkychy-jakypov)
- [Aleksandra Mitrokhina](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandra-mitrokhina)
- [Sergey Golovkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-golovkin)
- [Mirlan Abdykalykov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirlan-abdykalykov)

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