‘Lions of the Kalahari’ is a moving and beautifully filmed account of a lion pride, including their courtship, pride life and, finally, the birth of three male cubs. It follows the cubs through seasons of drought and rain, of famine and feast, as they face the rigours of survival in this harsh, yet beautiful environment.
The lioness proves to be an excellent mother, constantly moving her cubs between dens, carrying them in her huge jaws, even rescuing them from a clan of spotted hyenas.
She struggles to survive in the harsh Kalahari Desert and eventually, deserted by her partner and cubs, the brave lioness finds an end that is shocking, as it is immutable. Inevitably African. The law of the Kalahari!
’Lions Of The Kalahari - Lords of the Dry Land’ is a multi award winning film, filmed on location in the Gemsbok National Park.
With exceptional photography, a stirring, specially composed ethnic music score and sensitive narration, this study of a Kalahari lion pride is one of the best lion documentaries ever filmed.
This film shows many hidden aspects of life amongst the desert lions, the true ‘lords of the dry land’, including:
- courtship
- mating
- territory marking
- grooming
- hunting
- development of the cubs
- night time hunting
- extraordinary landscape
Filmed by Fanie and Laura Van Der Merwe.
Narrated by Peter Terry.
Produced by ProVision.
PLEASE NOTE: this film should not be confused with ‘Roar: Lions of the Kalahari’, produced for National Geographic; that is an equally fantastic lion documentary, but filmed by different filmmakers.
Review:
“Majestic black-maned male lions are one of the finest examples of the ultimate predator. They are fitter and leaner than their gold-maned cousins. This award-winning film looks at the changing seasons, the extreme dryness of the Kalahari and the extremes of temperature between day and night. A true classic wildlife film, especially the moment when the pride goes out hunting at night during a violent thunderstorm.”
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