
In order to accommodate the kids to their new way of living, John and Alice offer them an existing: an unusual white lion cub called Charlie.

Ten-year-old Mia Owen has lately relocated from London to South Africa and is dealing with great deals of made complex sensations. The craft and care it required to record a picture of a reckless young girl and her non-traditional relationship with a white lion is remarkable, taking into consideration the shooting covered a couple of years so the actress could authentically bond with the animal. I never tired of seeing De Villiers and Thor work with each other. With its over-the-top score and oddball story twists-at one point the only way to reach the savannah is with a big-city mall and out the back door-Mia and the White Lion may strike some as unlikely. However when she learns that Charlie may not wind up in a zoo or nature book as her daddy guaranteed, lady and carnivore head cross-country to find haven. In the film, we enjoy brave South African actress Daniah De Villiers age from 12 to 15, while Charlie grows from cub to maturity alongside her. Press materials make no mention of a disaster last year in which a lion escaped from Richardson at his private game book in South Africa, eliminating a woman that was checking out the property.ĭocudrama filmmaker Gilles de Maistre had the concept of making a drama about a child who bonds with a lion. Mia maintains overlooking Dad's persistence that she remain outside Charlie's cage, and when he finally decides his only option is to sell the animal, she rebels. When something really scary happens, de Maistre and the screenwriters stage things to make it appear that the genuine threat is Mom's anxiety, not a giant carnivore's impulses.

In the story, De Villiers' Mia has been reluctantly relocated from London to a South African ranch her moms and dads inherited from her grandfather.

Mia and the white lion movie#
De Maistre states his movie was motivated by a child he met while recording a French documentary. Director Gilles de Maistre had good intentions in mind, bringing a pet protestor message to the mainstream with Mia and the White Lion.
