Boteti: The Returning River vs Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9.5/10 for Boteti: The Returning River). Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 49m. Boteti: The Returning River is the older of the two (2011 against 2016). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boteti: The Returning River
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib| Boteti: The Returning River | Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2016 |
| Length | 49m | 46m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Graeme Duane | Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp |
| Main cast | Jess Reiss | – |
Synopsis
Boteti: The Returning River
After years of extreme drought, the Boteti river in Botswana has finally returned in all its glory. This film documents the extraordinary shift in the ecosystem and the dramatic changes it brings to the resident animals.
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.
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