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MOVIE - THE LAST LIONESS

'The Last Lioness' tells the beautiful story of a remarkable lioness in Liuwa Plains National Park; it shows how Lady turned to humans for companionship and love - and how they, in turn, fought to find her a family.

... A haunting call echoes across the Liuwa Plain. There is no answer, there hasn't been for years. She has no pride, no support - she alone must safeguard her own survival. Her name is Lady Liuwa, and she is the Last Lioness. Isolated by a scourge of illegal trophy hunting that wiped out the rest of her species in the region, Lady Liuwa is the only known resident lion surviving on Zambia's Liuwa Plain. For four years, cameraman Herbert Brauer watched her lonely life unfold, until, in her solitude, she reached out to him for companionship... 

'The Last Lioness' has become one of the most moving wildlife films of all time. What we liked a lot about this documentary is that the cameraman and the producer stayed away from sensationalist footage. They kept their focus on the trust relationship between man and lion, not on how close Herbert gets to the lioness. There is a great sense of respect and integrity.

 

Produced by Aquavision

Running time: 47 minutes

DVD available from Kids of Nature @ R150. To order click here.

Author: Petra Vandecasteele
Source: www.InspirationalWritingByPetra.com
Date: 05 Jul 2012

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