A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Acting
Idris Elba sells fatherly terror like rent is due.
Practical Effects
They built a terrifying animatronic lion. Respect.
Sound
The lion's vocal design will haunt your suburban dreams.
Director
Baltasar Kormákur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Baltasar Kormákur filmed real South African locations and used a mix of motion-capture lions and a 600-pound animatronic named 'Tyson.'
The poacher subplot quietly critiques illegal lion bone trade and reserves that commodify wildlife — then mostly abandons it for dad-punching catharsis.
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