In southern Africa, a pride of lions has rewritten the rules - by learning to take down elephants. In this follow up to Africa's Giant Killers, we join the pride at the start of the rainy season. As the elephants depart, a catalogue of dramatic events unfolds. The pride males turn against each other, an inexperienced mum puts her newborn cubs in mortal danger, a rival group of lions challenge the pride for its territory and, when lightning strikes, fires burn day and night. When the dust eventually settles, the pride is left with only one choice - to face their old foe the elephants or risk starvation. The final showdown awaits.
Cinematography
Lightning-lit lion fights that put blockbusters to shame.
Direction
Bestelink turns a pride into Shakespearean tragedy.
Sound
Elephant rumbles you feel in your sternum.
Director
Brad Bestelink
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bestelink's family has filmed Botswana wildlife for three generations; his grandfather was mauled by a leopard and kept filming.
This pride's elephant-hunting technique is vanishingly rare—most lions avoid adults entirely, making this behavioral adaptation almost documentary-unique.
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