Comments: This is one of those tragic ones that should have been done by a better crew doing it. It's a great story about a gangster group of male lions who even merit their own wiki page: Makulu, Rasta, Scar, Pretty Boy, Kinky Tail and Mr. T.
They got some great footage in very limited doses over the course of 16 years. That is to say, a few shots of big ass male lions kicking the shit out of one another. But the rest of it is garbage closeups of the inside of a lion's mouth when it's roaring and other stuff that's supposed to be scary. And there's way too many talking heads, talking about these bad ass lions. You can read the wiki page and get a better story
Summary: This is a powerful documentary about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest territory by a pride. This was filmed over the past 16 years by professionals and amateurs privileged to witness their survival skills. Down the years, rangers and biologists have been astounded by the pride's relentless hunger for domination as they showed no fear in massacring other lions - and their cubs - in order to expand their territory. In just one year, these six killed more than a hundred lions, and conquered an unprecedented amount of land. Their story is one of violence, deception, and thirst for power, one which reveals a surprisingly sophisticated side to the politics of lion behavior.
2015
South Africa
Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand
