About Wild Lions: An Epic Fight for Survival
Lioness in Exile follows the journey of Manyari, a lioness in Zimbabwe’s Malilangwe Game Reserve, as she faces the harsh realities of lion society. Living in a pride that controls prime territory, Manyari’s world is upended when males threaten her cubs and her pride's survival. As danger closes in, Manyari makes the difficult decision to flee with her young, embarking on a perilous journey to protect them from the rival males who will stop at nothing to take over the pride. Throughout her struggle, Manyari demonstrates extraordinary resilience, defying the traditional roles of lionesses to ensure her cubs’ safety. This documentary reveals the brutal yet captivating dynamics of lion life, where survival often depends on courage, family bonds, and defying the odds. From: Lioness In Exile Content licensed by St Thomas Productions to Little Dot Studios
Wild Lions: An Epic Fight for Survival is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 51 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a society documentary, Wild Lions: An Epic Fight for Survival uses lions, fight, survival as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.
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Documentary details and original source
- Title
- Wild Lions: An Epic Fight for Survival
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 51 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Real Wild
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