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The Bastard King (2020)
Directed by Owen Prümm
Overview
From birth to adulthood, “The Bastard King” accompanies the life of a lion. The cinematic hybrid of nature film and fictional storytelling not only shows the bloody struggle for survival in the wilderness, but also mechanisms of exclusion and discrimination. The Bastard King is a modern day fable and metaphor for the exploitation of the planet.
Length 89 minutes