Should you watch Elephant?
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Elephant
Documentary · 2020
Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their great matriarch, Gaia, the family faces brutal heat, dwindling resources and persistent predators, as they follow in their ancestors’ footsteps on a quest to reach a lush, green paradise.
The sides of Elephant
- An elephant mother and her young son
- A herd crossing the Kalahari
- A matriarch leading the way
Elephant is good for you if…
- you like wide desert landscapes and close shots of elephants.
- you want a nature film you can watch with children.
- you like following a mother and her son through a long journey.
Elephant is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes at a narrator giving animals names and feelings.
- you can't watch a young elephant struggle through heat, thirst and lions.
About: family · migration · survival
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