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202549 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Kingdom

202549 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Filmed over five years in Zambia, the documentary follows four families of leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions as they compete for survival in a river valley.

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Hubert Marischka

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Filmed over five years in Zambia, the documentary follows four families of leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions as they compete for survival in a river valley.

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Hubert Marischkadirector

Georg Alexander

Georg Alexandercast

Will Dohm

Dorit Kreysler

Dorit Kreyslercast

Grethe Weiser

Grethe Weisercast

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Filmed across five years in a single spectacular location, the lives and fates of our four families - leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions - are inextricably linked as they strive for a foothold in a remote and fertile river valley in Zambia.

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