White Lion (2010)

According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley. When a white lion is ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Swan

Writers:

Ivan Milborrow, Michael Swan,

Stars:

Jamie Bartlett, John Kani, Thabo Malema

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jamie Bartlett	...	Richards
John Kani	...	Old Gisani
Thabo Malema	...	Young Gisani
A.J. van der Merwe	...	Nicalski
Brendan Grealy	...	Brooker
Ayrton Loureiro	...	Camping Son
David Clatworthy	...	Camping Dad
Jennifer Steyn	...	Camping Mother

Storyline

According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley. When a white lion is miraculously born into that valley, a young Shangaan named Gisani, finds himself destined to protect this rare and magnificent creature at all costs. This young lion, whom will be known as Letsatsi, is cast from his pride and forced to embark upon a perilous journey of survival. Close to starvation, Letsatsi befriends Nkulu, an older lion and together they learn how to survive in the harsh African wilderness Gisani, who is watching over Letsatsi, takes a job as a tracker with a local hunter, who has his sights set on leading the hunt for this rare and magnificent white lion. Gisani, guided by fate, believes that he must find a way to prevent this tragedy from happening. When Nkulu is killed by a farmer, Letsatsi is forced once again to survive on his own. After many trials and tribulations he finally ...

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Plot Keywords:

lion | white lion | survival | journey | hunter | 

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Taglines:

Home is a Journey

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and brief smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2010 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Der weiße Löwe

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

ZAR 40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peru Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Would Have Been Good Without the Narrator

I eagerly awaited the arrival of the DVD, so I could watch the movie Kevin Richardson had been talking about in a documentary. I thought: this will be great.

Indeed, some of the shots were magnificent. They would have been great in a documentary. However, the narrator of this film speaks in such a soporific tone I found the whole movie extremely boring. If they would have chosen a different narrator, or would not have let the narrator tell the whole story, but instead would have let the characters actually play more of the story than only the last 20 minutes, this whole movie could have been so much better, and they wouldn't have had to try and make it look exciting by letting the children react certain ways. These reactions were not very convincing, by the way, nor is any of the acting, which is of elementary school level. The music is fine, but seems like a waste, since the movie is so stodgy.

After 70 minutes, it feels like the introduction is still going on and the story still has to start. Still, hardly any connection has been made between the two main characters, Gisani and Letsatsi. Finally, the narrator shuts up at times, which means the movie starts to show some progression. Still, it stays rather boring.

In the end, this movie will not make anyone enthusiastic for saving the lion or any wildlife. It will only make people think wildlife is boring.