Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib vs Encounters at the End of the World
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Encounters at the End of the World). Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 39m. Encounters at the End of the World is the older of the two (2007 against 2016). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Encounters at the End of the World| Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib | Encounters at the End of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2007 |
| Length | 46m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Documentary, TV Movie | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp | Werner Herzog |
| Main cast | – | Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal |
Synopsis
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.
Encounters at the End of the World
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
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