The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.
Acting
Mirren and Winslet commit harder than this talking-lion premise deserves.
Cinematography
Actual lion footage stitched into a prestige drama somehow works.
Director
John Downer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The lions were filmed in Botswana's Okavango Delta; voice actors recorded separately, never meeting their animal counterparts.
This BBC/Disney co-production tried to bridge nature documentary and family drama—largely forgotten while March of the Penguins cleaned up that same year.
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