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Vanishing Kings: Desert Lions of the Namib
8.2 / 10• 2015• 46m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
On the edge of the Namibian desert, cattle farmers are looking for new land to graze their animals. The lions, who occupied these previously wild spaces, are hunted by herd guards, or even slaughtered when they attack cows. Will and Lianne Steenkamp lived for two years in a territory occupied by a 17-year-old lioness - a "queen" -, her two daughters and their five lion cubs. This film traces the process of empowering the young: after learning to hunt alone, they will have to leave the family pack and find young females to reproduce. A necessity all the greater as their species seems threatened.
Cast & Crew
Lianne Steenkamp
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Lead
Will Steenkamp
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What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Will Steenkamp's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Vanishing Kings: Desert Lions of the Namib is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
