Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib vs Hopper/Welles
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Hopper/Welles). Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 2h 10m. Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib | Hopper/Welles | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2020 |
| Length | 46m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Documentary, TV Movie | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp | Orson Welles |
| Main cast | – | Dennis Hopper, Orson Welles, Janice Pennington, Glenn Jacobson |
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.
Hopper/Welles
A restored 1970 cinéma vérité conversation between Orson Welles and Dennis Hopper, filmed during the production of "The Other Side of the Wind" and released in 2020 as a standalone documentary capturing their wide-ranging dialogue on cinema, politics, art, and fame in the early New Hollywood era.
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