The Elephant Queen (2018)

Athena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.

Directors:

Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone

Writer:

Mark Deeble

Stars:

Sadoc Vazkez, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sadoc Vazkez	...	Sadoc Vazkez
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Self - Narrator

Storyline

Athena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.

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Plot Keywords:

elephant | baby elephant | elephant protagonist | nature documentary | mother instinct | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some thematic material

Did You Know?

Trivia

The elephants featured in this film are African. You'll notice that the Matriarch, Athena has magnificent tusks. Later in the film you'll see Satao, a bull (male) elephant, also with the biggest tusks you might ever see. One of the key differences between African and Asian elephants is the tusks. ALL African elephants, male and female, have tusks whereas only SOME Asian males have tusks. About 50% of Asian females have short tusks known as "tushes".

User Reviews

Good overall, but annoying sound effects

Overall this was good, narration was really good and so to was the photography. The one bit I did find annoying, which detracted from the documentary som what was some of the dumb sound effects e.g. helicopter sounds when following a beetle flying, or the 1950 sound effect of punching added to beetles fighting. To me, it was totally unnecessary.

Details

Official Sites:

CompanyName The Elephant Queen - On Apple TV+

Country:

UK Kenya

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 2019 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

The Elephant Queen

Filming Locations:

Kenya

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deeble & Stone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1