Dereck Joubert	...	(Director)
Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert	...	(Writer)
Dereck Joubert	...	Filmmaker
Beverly Joubert	...	Filmmaker
Satibi	...	The Cold One
Tuna	...	The Large One
Nyatsi	...	The Lover
Lebone	...	Light

Comments: Tswana names: Satibi,Tuna,Nyatsi

So this little cub who lost his two sisters at only a few weeks old to a mongoose attack, and then his mother who was trying to fend off a bunch of hyenas so he and his older cousins could dine on a calf of some sort, and then his father returning from his rounds as nothing more than lion skin draped over a skeleton who spots the pride across a prairie, walks toward them and drops dead halfway home ...

Little cub can't keep up with the pride one day and spends a couple nights up a tree playing dead (lion cubs do that when they are alone and scared) until out of sheer luck he stumbles upon his pride again. His aunts are friendly and nourishing (lionesses all act like group moms) but his cousins treat him like a play toy, knocking him about and practically killing him

Too Good

ps - I'm bummed this early Joubert seems to be abandoned. It doesn't have an IMDb entry and it's not listed on his web site as part of his filmography. I assume it's not going to get a Revisit and Remaster like his Enemies Trilogy and Eye of the Leopard. I'd kill for a hi-def of this

Summary: Rarely before has the drama of life on the wild plains of Africa been portrayed more intimately than in this remarkable film from renowned wildlife filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert. It's the gripping story of a growing lion pride in Botswana that begins as three outsiders-young and aggressive-invade the pride's territory and depose its aged leader. Their swift, merciless victory opens a new era for the pride.