A confident and powerful leopardess called Olimba rules over an exceptionally large area along Zambia's Luangwa River. She is a formidable hunter, a courageous ruler, and a devoted mother. She has just given birth to two tiny cubs, and as she faces the challenging task of motherhood, it is a constant battle to hunt successfully, to defend her prime territory, and to protect her cubs against enemies. One day, Olimba discovers a nomadic male leopard near her cubs, and without hesitation, she attacks him. He makes a lucky escape, but when Olimba returns to the den, one of her cubs is gone. As she comes to terms with her loss, Olimba forges on as a devoted mother and passes on all her knowledge to her blue-eyed boy, named Makumbi. When he is one year old and succeeds in hunting his prey, Olimba must part ways with her son. Their final hostile encounter leaves the youngster vulnerable with a dreadful eye injury. Will his resilience and fighting spirit help him overcome this injury?
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children).
a film by Will & Lianne Steenkamp ; produced by Kurt Mayer Film and Into Nature Productions for ORF, ARTE and WDR in association with ORF Enterprise and Thirteen Productions ; writers, Will Steenkamp, Lianne Steenkamp, and Alan Miller ; executive producers, Will Mayer and Will Steenkamp ; directors, Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp.
Documentary.
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
"Described video (for the visually impaired) is available as a secondary audio track"--Container.
Wide screen (16x9).
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nature.
Program content: ℗♭2021.
Narrator, Noma Dumezweni.
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); described video.
Music, Roman Kariolou, Johannes Arnold Ratheiser ; cinematography, Lianne Steenkamp ; editor, Alan Miller.
