Pride (TV 2004)

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. Her journey to less a comfortable environment... See full summary »

Director:

John Downer

Writer:

Simon Nye

Stars:

Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kate Winslet	...	Suki (voice)
Helen Mirren	...	Macheeba (voice)
Rupert Graves	...	Linus (voice)
Sean Bean	...	Dark (voice)
Martin Freeman	...	Fleck (voice)
Robbie Coltrane	...	James (voice)
Jim Broadbent	...	Eddie (voice)
John Hurt	...	Harry (voice)
Kwame Kwei-Armah	...	Lush (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claire Bouanich	...	Suki enfant (French version) (voice)
Emmanuel Curtil	...	Fleck adulte (French version) (voice)
Alexandre Gillet	...	Linus adulte (French version) (voice)
Anne Jolivet	...	Macheeba (French version) (voice)
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	James (French version) (voice)
Olivier Martret	...	Fleck enfant (French version) (voice)

Storyline

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. Her journey to less a comfortable environment teaches her much. She re-crosses the river to defend her Pride from invading wanderers led by her former suitor.

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Plot Keywords:

river | lion | africa | lion cub | part live action | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

A&E

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le clan des rois

Filming Locations:

Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), John Downer Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Fleck's mother is killed, he is referred to throughout the film as an orphan. In fact, one of the adult males in the pride would have been his father. He, Linus and the other young males would also have left the pride at sexual maturity, not stuck around and tried to mate with the lionesses (as Fleck tries to do with Suki), who would be their relatives.

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Quotes

Macheeba: We're like the stars.
Linus: What, we only come out at night?
Suki: We're pretty but don't do anything?
Fleck: No, you are so dim. No, everyone points at us.
Macheeba: No, Fleck! On our own, we sparkle, but together we really shine.

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Connections

Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #18.3 (2005)

User Reviews

Well it wasn't bad but it wasn't extremely well either

Well I can't deny I like the big cats. That's one of the things that attracted me in this movie. The talking animals aren't annoying in the way of "Damn that is so fake". It looks somewhat natural in someway, it is very well computer edited. Still there are some flaws in the way they move and some scenes that did look pretty fake. Still it isn't annoying. It's a pretty good story and it's pretty realistic in the way how lions live in the real world. The biggest ledge for most people will be the talking lions part. If you accept that and accept the minor flaws: you will probably like this story.

It's family compatible so round up your kids and have good time.