Mia and the White Lion (2018)

[bunniefuu]

[announcer] Rooney,
just brushes off Tomkins...

- [Skype rings]
- Spectacular!

Oh, what a goal!

Hey, dweeb.
You see the Rooney goal?

Awesome.

I'm gonna be watching in
the flesh, mate, this Saturday.

Shut up!

And are you really eating
what I think you are?

Yep, our usual mac
pizza pepperoni burger,

my special breakfast.

You want a bite?

Get lost, scum bucket.

Rachel's dad's away for work,

so she's going with
me to Stamford Bridge.

[John] Mia, you're
gonna be late!

Coming!

You're going with Rachel?

Don't tell me you're jealous.

You must be joking.
She's ugly.

- [John] Now!
- Coming!

I'll send you a selfie
from the Chelsea game.

See you.

[Alice] No, Mia,
don't do that.

[John] Like mother,
like daughter.

[Mick] Bye, mom.

Bye, love.

It's dangerous.
Why are you doing this?

No fight at school.

No talking back, and you
don't miss the test today.

[John] Mia, hurry up!

[Alice] Love you.

The sandwiches!

[Jodie whistles]

[chuckles]

[woman sings in
foreign language]

[rock music playing]

[Mick] Get out of the car.

[John] Hey, hey,
where's my kiss?

Good luck on your math test.

[Mick] Will you tell the vet

that he doesn't need
his bottle at one?

- I got it.
- Thanks.

- Okay, whoa.
- Uh, buh-bye.

Thank you.

- [Mick] Love you!
- Love you too.

[theme music playing]

[John] I don't care what
the problem is

because it's your problem.

This restaurant better
be ready on time.

No more delays, Pete.

No, I mean it.

[Alice] Hello there.

What about this color?

The other one.

It's cool, no?

This one.

What's going on?

Well, this building will
never be finished on time.

We're still working
on the rooms,

and we're nowhere near
being finished.

- I'm not worried.
- No, you're not.

Well, maybe you should be

because we've got
another call from school.

What is the matter with her?

Well, you feel
lucky to be here,

but you didn't when we
were in London, remember?

You were dying there.

Maybe that's how she feels now.

Well, she's only
been here a month.

Yah.

She just needs a little time.
She'll get used to it.

- I know she will.
- I don't know.

She has no friends
at the school.

I didn't either,
not when I was her age.

She's a tough kid.

Hey,

if anyone can cope, it's Mia.

[John] So I got another
call from Mr. Kruger.

He said you'd been fighting,

again.

Why do you always
believe Mr. Kruger?

The kids here are morons.

What choice have I got?

I just wish your brother
could be more like you.

Look at this place, Mia.

Look at these
incredible animals.

They're ours.
It's all ours.

Do you have any idea how
lucky you are to live here?

No, no, because I don't want
to live here.

It isn't my home.

It is now.

London's home.

That's where my friends are.

That's where my school is.

Mia.

Mia!

[lion growls]

[Mick screams]

[Alice speaks in
foreign language]

[Mick] Tell me the story.

Once upon a time,
on a dark and moonless night,

there was a cataclysm.

All of mother nature,
all the elements

were raging so violently
that people thought

that was the end of the world.

The men and women watched
the disaster unfold,

terrified and paralyzed.

Only one man...

[Alice And Mia]
A wise medicine man.

The shaman of the
Shangaan people,

the people of the earth,

smiled.

He was smiling.

So people asked,

"Shaman...

[Alice And Mia] "Aren't
you frightened by the chaos?"

And he replied,

"Humans have provoked
mother nature,

destroying it day after day.

So now,
she's taking her revenge."

But one day,

one Christmas day,

a white lion cub will be born.

[Alice speaks in
foreign language]

Merry Christmas.

And Merry Christmas.

[Alice gasps]

[Mick] Oh, my word.

[purring]

It's a miracle.

Bonjour.

It is a miracle.

It's a million to one chance.

You know what this means,
my love, for the farm, for us.

[Mick]
You see, Mia, a white lion

born this very
morning on our farm.

Here.

You hold him.

What do I care about
some dumb cub anyway?

- [John] Merry Christmas.
- [Mick] Merry Christmas.

He's so small.

[John] The tourists are
gonna go crazy for it.

I mean, it's exactly

the break we've been
waiting for, you know.

[Skype rings]

Sorry, up to my neck.

Can you talk now?

Later.
I'll call you, okay?

[lion cub growls]

♪ Don't kneel down ♪

[giggles]

Do you want to
give him his bottle?

No, of course I don't.

♪ Where wild thoughts ♪

♪ Can grow in peace ♪

♪ Don't be scared to be blind ♪

♪ Adjust our stars ♪

♪ Along the room ♪

♪ We soon will play ♪

♪ With the strength
of all the world ♪

♪ And all the myth ♪

♪ I will lead our destiny ♪

Really? You spend the whole
day looking at me.

Go find Mick.

He's the animal lover.

♪ Our precious stars ♪

♪ Will blow our eyes ♪

[Mia] Hey, leave my ball.

That's my ball, you know.
Leave it.

♪ We'll be free from
what they fear ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ To let you free ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

Mick.

I'm so sick of this fleabag
pestering me all the time.

Hey, hey, hey.
It's not his fault.

He likes you.

You're lucky.

Have some breakfast.
Jodie's making pancakes.

Yeah, Jodie's making pancakes.

Is she? How about Jodie make
pancakes half an hour ago,

huh, Mr. Owen?

And now, Jodie's
going to wash up.

If you want pancakes,
make them yourself,

if you want them.

I saw that.

Shush!
[speaks in foreign language]

You can have mine.

I don't want your
stupid pancakes!

That's enough.
What is wrong with you?

What's wrong with me
is my bloody family,

if you really want to know!

[screams]

Leave me alone!

[lion cub whining]

[mewing]

What?

Ugh.

Enough.

Enough!

Whining and crying
all day, bothering me.

Stop it.

You know, you smell a lot, eh.

You drink liters.

What's the hurry, boy?

You're hungry?

[scooter motor buzzing]

Crazy animal.

[laughs]

[Kevin]
And we need protein powder.

[John] Yeah, I know, Kev.

I'm on it.

[Kevin] Deworming pills.

Plus Jodie needs
disinfectant for the pen.

Kevin, I already explained
to you, we have no money.

Whoo!

[Jodie]
Kevin, please come help me.

Come on, Charlie.

[Jodie] Look at those two.

[Alice] So you might,
you might have been right.

[John]
It doesn't happen very often.

You should break open
the champagne.

Yeah. [chuckles]

- [Mick] Charlie.
- Thank you.

Cheers.

[Mia] What are you doing?
Good boy.

You're a big boy, Charlie.

Oh, Charlie. [chuckles]

You wanna play, boy?

Come here.

[Mia] Who's a good boy?

[Alice] Champagne,
children and lions, good.

And you.

Yeah, and you.

Come on, Charlie.

Come on, boy, you can do this.

Come here, boy.

Come walk up.

Good boy.

Who's a big boy?

Come over here.
Come on, boy.

Good boy!

Good boy, Charlie.

Come on. Come on, Charlie,
you have to follow me,

then we can do
everything together.

Come on.

Charlie!

Come on. Come.

[Mick screams]

Until this day, no one knows
where the white lion came from.

But to the Shangaan people,
it's sacred.

But one day,
they will come and help us

bring peace to mother nature.

Mia, it's not just a legend,
you know.

You've got to believe in it.

There are even people
who created a sanctuary

in the Shangaan land next
to the Timbavati River.

To welcome the white lion
when he returns.

Thank you.

- Mom.
- What?

- Please.
- What?

What?

[gasps] I can't
touch you anymore?

Okay, you know he won't be able

to stay in the house forever,
right?

He'll always be a wild animal.

You know that.

Do you think that's true?

Well, in Mick's world, it is.

But a legend doesn't have to
be true to have truth in it.

I guess each people have to
decide what that truth is.

[Mia] Can I read a bit?

No, I want you to go to sleep.

You've got school tomorrow.

- Go.
- [Charlie growls]

Oh, no, no.
Oh, no.

Oh, no, no.

- [Mia laughs]
- [Alice] Charlie, stop!

God.

- [laughs]
- No, it's not funny, Mia.

- What?
- No, it's not funny.

[Charlie growls]

Okay, bedtime, bedtime, bedtime!

Go, go.

Good night, Charlie.

I never though I'd
hear myself saying this,

but do you think she's
getting too close to that cub?

Yeah, I know, but she's happy.

For the first time we've
been here, she's happy.

I don't wanna spoil it.

What about you,
my little French princess?

Are you happy?

Hmm, yeah.

[Charlie growls]

Charlie, stop!

Ah!

Ow, Charlie!

Charlie, stop!

Are you testing me?

[growling]

I understand,
Charlie, it's fine.

You're testing me.

It's okay, boy.

It's amazing what he does.

Do you think we'll
be able to do that

when you're all grown up?

I'm sorry. That was something
my father used to do.

We don't do that anymore.

Why don't you try Dirk Duplasi?
He might be able to help you.

Bye.

What's up?

I just wondered if you've
fed the adult males yet.

Not yet.

Come on, Kev. Mia's coming
with us, and she's gonna drive.

- Ain't that something.
- Things change.

Isn't it?

You ready?

How does the farm
earn its money, Dad?

Now that is a
pretty good question.

[Mia] You realize we're
conservation, right?

That's the whole point.

[John] Yeah.

[Mia] So does someone
pay us for that?

- I wish.
- Huh.

Scoot over.

We gotta make it pay, you know.

And that's gonna be our job
once the lodge is ready,

bed and breakfast guests,

film crews paying fees,
scientific research.

It'll be tight, but we should
just about make it work.

Then what about
the lions we sell?

[John] We do sell lions, yes,

to zoos, parks, other breeders.

What's all this about?

I don't want you
to sell Charlie.

He's not a pet, Mia.
You do realize that?

He's not like the
other lions either.

He's different.

He's not that different.

For now, he's a cub,
and you wanna have fun with him.

Soon, he'll just wanna k*ll you.

Go past this fence and
any one of these lions

will tear you to pieces
in five seconds flat.

It doesn't matter if you
fed them or bathed them

or cuddled them,
if your name is Mia

or Kevin or Obi Wan Kenobi.

A wild animal is a wild animal,

and you can never change
that no matter what you do.

[Mia] Well, promise me
you won't sell Charlie.

[lions growl]

[John]
Don't worry about Charlie.

He's gonna be the biggest
draw this farm's ever had.

[Mia] Whoo!

Woo-hoo!

[man sings in foreign language]

[John] Don't get too comfy.

Come on, let's go for a walk.

So this place, it's your home.

We belong here, you know.

We belong to this place as
much as it belongs to us.

You're beginning to
see that now, hmm?

So that's the dad
and that's the mom.

You know how you can tell?

'Cause he's the one
acting like a fool.

Come, let's go.

[man sings in foreign language]

You know, your grandfather
used to bring me here

when I was exactly your age,

in the salt heap.

Cool, huh?

See the baby hippo
standing on his mom's back?

[both laugh]

Charlie, I have to go.

I'll see you in
two weeks, okay?

You'll go into the enclosure
with all your friends.

- It'll be fun.
- [Charlie growls]

- Are you crazy?
- Mick, give me a leash.

It's okay, John.
It's just a scratch.

- Dad, it's fine, really.
- Enough, Mia! Get in the car.

Go.

Put him away with
the other cubs, Kev.

[cheering]

Mia!

Out, please.
Thank you.

When did he last eat?

Yesterday morning.

And he stopped washing himself.

He just keeps knocking
against the door.

So we can't feed
him ourselves?

He won't let anyone near him.

What about those scratches?

Some of the other
cubs attacked him,

but he wouldn't defend himself.

Maybe he's just missing Mia.

Oh, don't be ridiculous, Mick.

Hey!

Get that bloody
animal under control.

[indistinct chatter]

[group sings in
foreign language]

[phone rings]

Hello.

Yeah, it's me.

What?

Since when?

[Kevin] John!

[John] Get Jodie,
tell her to watch Mick.

[Kevin]
Wait, you gotta see this.

[John] It's Mia, she's run away.

It is Mia. She's right here.
It's incredible.

Oh, God.

I promise.

I'll stay with you forever.

[Mia sings in French]

Where have you been?

Who cares about that?

What's the matter with him?

What's been going on here?

I'm sorry.

I know you're dangerous.

I know everyone says
you're dangerous.

But would you really k*ll
someone if you love them?

[snorts]

Please tell me.

I need to know. Please.

I can't imagine my
life without Charlie.

[roars]

Do you think that you'll want
to k*ll me in three year's time,

when you'll be as big and
as strong as a big lion?

Do you think you'll
forget who I am

or even recognize my voice?

Good boy.

Come on, boy.

Come on.

Come on, boy.

[Mia chuckles]

I love you, bud.

[chuckles]

Charlie.

Do you love it, Charlie?

I suppose so.

Good boy.

Good boy.

This girl is soft in the head.

No, she's not.

She's an enchantress.

She's magic,
like a fairy, like a pixie.

[speaks in foreign language]

[laughs]
You two are soft in the head.

That lion will eat her.

[screams]

[laughs]

[laughs]

I need to sell more lions.

Yeah, branch out
to some services.

Thanks.

What? Oh!

No, get out!

- [Jodie] Help!
- Mia!

[Jodie shouts in
foreign language]

[John] What are
you doing in there?

Mia, get down here!

- It's okay, Dad, I've got this.
- It's not okay.

He's eaten the TV.

[Jodie] And your supper.

And he keeps going for Trevor.

He's too big to
be in this house.

I've told you, he needs to
be outside with the others.

[growls]

Get that wild
animal out of here!

[Mia] I'm sorry.

- He's not a pet!
- It's fine.

It's not fine, Mia. How many
times do I have to speak to you?

Enough.

He can't help it,
and you know that.

He can if he tries.
Right, Mick?

[Tour Guide] And folks,
what you've been waiting for,

Charlie, our white lion.

[Presenter] The
Shangaan people believe

by God to protect humanity
at a time of crisis on Earth.

[Skype rings]

But others see the white lion

only in terms of
cold hard cash.

[people scream]

[Tour Guide] Okay, guys,
just relax, relax.

What happened?

She was playing with Charlie
to entertain the tourists,

and then he attacks her.

She wanted to imitate you.

Come here, boy.

Who released
this bloody animal?

Sarah.

You've got to leave him alone.
Give him some space.

He can't handle all these
people all the time.

He's gonna have to get used
to it.

This isn't a charity
we're running for him.

[Mia] That's all you care about,
isn't it?

- [John] Get him inside.
- Money, business!

It's nothing serious, folks.
It's just a scratch.

Kevin, take them
on the lion walk.

I'll be right with you.

Yeah, sure.

[Mia] Get out! Please, now!

Come, folks.

Get inside, Mia.

- No, no.
- Inside.

No, these are living creatures
and you can't treat them

like some product you're
churning out of a factory.

Don't ever speak
to me like that

in front of our
clients ever again.

The only way you
can help these lions

that you care so much about

is to make this place
work as a business.

And you and that lion will
play your part in that.

Now get to your room.

[Alice] Mon amour.

[John] Yeah.

Surprise.

I carry urgent bills to pay.

And I bought 20 new sofas
for the rooms from Paris.

I know, but if we want our B&B
guests to feel at home here.

I guess they didn't feel
very at home yesterday.

What happened to that trainee
could have been disastrous.

Yeah.

I've been around lions
my whole life, Alice.

You can't be their friends.

- I know.
- It's not possible.

[car horn honks]

Oh.

[rock music playing]

Would it be possible for Dirk
not to be your friend also?

Oh, my God, John. She gets more
beautiful every time I see her.

Hey, Dirk.

You gotta get me one
of these French girls,

you know, for me.
I'm serious.

I need one of these for myself.

Bonjour.

[Alice] Oh, au revoir.

Au revoir.

[exhales]

Dirk.

Dirk, that's my wife
you're looking at.

See, that's a compliment, eh.

[laughs]

Thanks for sending
those people my way.

But what's wrong with you?
You have a phone.

Can't come visit?

I told you, I'm not in
that business anymore.

You're crazy, man.

I need you, and you're up
to your eyeballs in debt.

It's not about the money.

I promised Alice.

- What's wrong with you, man?
- Dirk.

Okay.

No one said Alice has to know.

Goodbye, Dirk.

Okay. Well,

anything changes,
you have my number.

Call me.

Call me.

[man sings in foreign language]

Big boy.

Big boy.

What are you doing?

Get it.

Hello.

Oh, God, Mia.

Did Charlie do that?

It's nothing. He just can't
control his claws yet.

Okay, you know what?
He's too big now.

You can't play with
him like that anymore.

And you know what
dad and Kevin say?

Stand up, arms out.

Mom, he's fine.

- I've got him under control.
- No, you don't.

If you go down on his level,
he will think you're prey.

- Mia.
- [thunder rumbles]

Dad and Kevin don't know
what they're talking about.

All those rules.

Mom, you don't
think I know them?

Never look in a lion's eye,
never turn your back on them,

never let them jump on you.

They're for lions
you don't know.

But my relationship
with Charlie,

it's not built on discipline,

but it's built on
love and trust.

- [shrieks]
- [laughs]

♪ Don't be scared to be blind ♪

♪ Adjust our stars ♪

Mia!

♪ Along the room
we soon will play ♪

- Is that how it's going to be?
- Yes.

You drive me crazy.

It's fine.

[Alice] No, it's not.

- Mom. Okay.
- Be careful.

There you are.

Oh, my God,
look at your new dad.

Go and get ready.

For what?

I'm taking you out to dinner.

Dinner? Why?

You'll see.

♪ We'll be free
from what they fear ♪

♪ I'm on my way
to let you free ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

Come!

[Mick] You look different.

Shut up.

Are you wearing makeup?

You look terrible.

Gosh, would you just
please leave me alone!

Here we go.

[no audio]

[John] You remember this place?

How could I forget it?

I brought your mom here her
first night in South Africa.

Okay, so the reason why I
wanted us all to be here tonight

is for the first time
since we got back,

we finally got more money
coming in than going out.

Oh, that's good news.

Yeah, I really think
we've turned a corner here.

Oh, cool. That's great.

I know how hard it must have
been for you to come back.

Thank you.

Why did we move to London?

Your grandfather wasn't doing

such a good job
of running a farm.

The important thing
is your mom decided

to give Africa a second chance.

Who's the best mom in the world?

- [Mia And Mick] Mama!
- [John laughs]

Who's the most incredible
woman in the world?

[both] Mama!

It's you, mon amour.

It didn't cure you guys.

[both] The mama.

[laughs]

[Alice] Oh, God.

John, he's out.

Get the kids inside.
I'll call Kevin.

Dad, I can help.

- You've done enough!
- Dad, please.

When are you gonna understand
he's not a bloody pet?

He's worth a fortune, and
we can't afford to lose him.

Now get inside!

Taylor and Tbisu,
you come with me.

The rest of you, get with Kevin.

Head towards
the black gate, Kev.

Make sure it's locked.

Spread out, guys.
He couldn't have gone far.

[man] Hey, hey!

[man] Charlie.

[man 2] Charlie.

[thunder rumbles]

Mia!

Mia!

- I can help.
- What are you doing?

This is too dangerous.
It's electrified.

They've put a
new padlock on it.

You can't help me.

Henry!

[cat call]

Henry!

[Mia] Mick.

- Come, boy!
- Mick, what are you doing?

You look very
handsome today, boy.

[Henry trumpets]

Would you mind opening
the gate for us?

Very impressive.

Thanks, Henry.

Come on, what are
you waiting for?

Let's go.

- [Mia] Charlie!
- Charlie!

[Mick] Shh! You don't wanna let
mom and dad see you.

[Mia] Charlie.

My God.

Charlie, boy,
where have you been?

[Mick] Has he caught something?

No, no, no, no.

He saved something.

[Kevin] Hey, Mia!

Mia!

What the hell are you
guys doing out here?

- Charlie.
- [Kevin] This is unbelievable.

It's a water mongoose.
He's wounded.

Go back to the farmhouse,
quick, both of you,

before your dad sees you.

Stop doing this!
We don't play with the lion.

I've got him, guys.

Yo!

He's here.

Come on, let's go.

I'll nurse him back to health.

[Charlie growls]

[Mia] Good boy!

Good boy!

[Mick]
Dad's asked you a hundred times

to stay away from him.

If he saw you,
he would be furious!

Good boy.

Good boy.

This makes no sense that I'm
the one seeing a psychiatrist.

[chuckles]
You want some music, boy?

[rock music]

Oh, yeah.

You like it, boy?

Even the lion's got
better taste than you.

Want something else?

[woman sings in
foreign language]

No, no.
What a racket.

No.

Seriously, better taste.

[growls]

Traitor!

[laughs]

[Mia] Charlie, get down.

Here, Charlie.

Mick, you know you can,

you can come in if you want.

I mean, you can trust him.

He won't hurt you.

He's known you
since he was born.

He won't hurt you.

The only danger is
if you're afraid.

- Are you sure?
- It's okay. Trust me.

Good boy. You can come to him.
It's fine.

You're not a threat or a prey.

Part of the pride.

Mia, what are you doing?

Mick, get out now!

Both of you, now!

John, bring the g*n.

Mom, there's nothing to
worry about. Everything's fine.

John. John!

It's fine.

Mick, Mia, get out of there.

- [growls]
- [Alice] Now!

- Ah!
- Mick!

Mick. Mick.

[Mick] Mama.

- [Charlie growls]
- [exclaims]

Mama.

Thank you.

It has to stop, Mia.

I'm tired of being
scared all the time.

I forbid you to approach
this lion ever again.

But mom, it was not his fault.

You did this.

Excuse me.

What are you talking about?

Mia, look at me.

Mia!

What more do you want?

He almost k*lled him.

I've let it go way
too far with this lion.

He has to go.

No, Dad, please.

Please, I'll do anything.

Enough, Mia! It's over.

This is gonna be
catastrophic for this farm,

but it's decided.

- Thanks, doctor.
- Thanks very much.

I will see you tomorrow.

She won't accept it.

It's gonna break her heart.

You know that.

I know.

[John] From now on,
that lion stays in its pen,

and you stay outside.
Do you understand?

This is your last chance.

If you disobey us again,
I will sell Charlie.

Understood?

No one enters that
pen ever again.

Ever!

I love you, my sweetheart.

Hey.

You just have to trust me.

Hey, he'll get better.
I promise.

I know you didn't mean it.
It was my fault.

Yeah.

One day, I'm going to get
you to Timbavati River Reserve.

I don't know how yet,
but I'm gonna do it.

Charlie, I promise,
and then you'll be free.

Here, here.

♪ With the strength of
all the world ♪

♪ And all the myth ♪

♪ How we'll lead ♪

♪ We go out,
lightning in storm ♪

♪ Blow on the roof ♪

[John] Mick, over here.

[Alice] Smile, baby.

Mick and Dad.

Touch it, Mick.

There we go.

See, he's happy to meet you.

[car approaching]

How'd it go?

- Did something happen?
- No, nothing happened.

We just, we had a new doctor
and he told me what to do.

That's it.

[Mia]
What did the new guy say?

Mia, can we talk
about this later?

When exactly?

Please.

He's my brother.
You never talk to me about this.

Not now.

[knocking on door]

Need a hand with the feeds?

Go away.

Things change, Mick.

- It won't always be like this.
- It will for me.

It won't.

I've seen you as a baby,
happy and so carefree.

Look at me now.

I have panic attacks.

I have nightmares.

I'm two years older than you

and I still sleep with
a bloody nightlight.

That's not your fault.

What difference does it
make whose fault it is?

That is not true!

Look at all these animals.

They'd all be dead
if it wasn't for you.

I'm 15 years old, and they're
the only friends I've got.

It's pathetic.

You said it yourself.

Because I'm an idiot.

Come with me.
I want to show you something.

Mm-mm.

Mick, please.

I mean it.
I want to show you something.

Fine.

[gate opens]

[Mia] Come on, please.

[Mick] No.

You want to know my secret?

Well, this is it.

[laughs] Come.

[Charlie growls]

You were right to believe
in the legend, Mick.

It's all true because there's
something special about Charlie.

[laughs]

[blows]

[roars]

Dad doesn't know
anything about this.

Charlie's my best friend.
I just couldn't let him go.

I've come to see him everyday
since he's been put here.

And maybe one day,
when Charlie's free,

you will be too,

because that's what
the legend says, right?

That he's come to save us all.

Good boy.
Good boy.

[screams]

[Mia and Mick laughing]

[both shriek]

Jodie, enough!

[shrieks]

[John]
Mia, I'm using your phone.

Get him.
Get him.

That's unfair.

Smile, you lunatics.

Smile.

[Mia Recording] Dad doesn't
know anything about this.

Charlie's my best friend.

I just couldn't let him go.

I've come to see him everyday
since he's been put here.

He's gonna be sold to
the first buyer I can find.

Don't do that, Mr. Owen.

Don't tell me what to do.

- Kevin!
- [Kevin] Yes, John?

I want you to move Charlie and
get his transfer papers ready.

[door slams]

No, no, no!

Hey, hey, hey!

Enough.
Stop it, stop it.

Enough.

Stop it.

He'll be fine
in a park or a zoo.

- He'll be looked after.
- But not by me.

[truck idles]

[Charlie wails]

I've messed up, Charlie.

I ruined everything.

But you mustn't be scared

'cause I'm gonna find
out where dad sends you.

I'll come and get you.

Charlie, I promise.

[truck approaches]

We lost her.

The g*n missed
the tiger completely.

Hits Frank in the thigh
with the tranquilizer dart.

[John]
He's lucky to be alive, huh?

I haven't laughed
so much in years.

[growls]

Nice shot.

[John] Let's go, guys.

- He's good.
- Okay, come.

[man]
Thanks for the help, man.

Frank will be recuperated
in a couple of days.

I'll show you how
to sh**t the bow.

Get a nice comfortable
grip on the bow.

You have your clipper.

- What's your name again?
- Chuck.

Yeah, Chuck.
Okay, step aside.

Bonjour, madam.

Your lioness has arrived.

Good luck.

Johnny, you came to see
some of the action, eh.

You know I want nothing
to do with this sh*t.

I'm helping Tiance today.

Yet, you are here.

It's nice to have you back,
my buddy.

That white lion of yours
is gonna make us very rich.

I'm not delivering
anything to you.

I'll take the lion to
the farm and that's it.

You tell yourself
whatever you want to,

whatever you need
to tell yourself

to go to bed at
night and sleep well.

You can tell yourself that.

I just want you to consider
one thing, just consider it.

How do you think that loan
of yours got green lit, hmm?

Me.

Stick to the deal or you're
gonna lose everything.

[chuckles]

Just tell me when.





White lion, 48 hours.

[lion growls]

I got it!

[lion wails]

She's still moving.

Not in the head, you idiot.

You'll spoil my trophy.

[g*nsh*t blares]

Good shot, bookie.

[man sings in foreign language]

[g*nshots]

[typing]

[presenter] But where do these
lions come from?

The vast majority obtain
animals bred on national farms.

Hey, I've been calling
you for 20 minutes.

Please, come on.

- This really worked.
- Yeah.

Just because of
the amount of love

- that you put into growing.
- Of course.

So open a restaurant.

Hmm?

Cooking some carrots.

The kids can help
me grow the veggies.

[Alice] Only carrots.

- Should I?
- [John laughs]

Mia, should I do that?

[John] You're not hungry?

What? Mia!

I'll take care of it.

What's wrong, Mia?

Dad doesn't sell
the lions to zoos.

He sells them to hunters.

No.

All the adult lions that
leave here are k*lled,

shot in cold blood
in an enclosure.

That's what our farm does.

We don't save anything.

We don't protect nature.

We destroy it, for money.

Dad wouldn't do that.

I saw him do it.

How do you think
I know all this?

Besides, it's actually legal.

I saw that on the internet.

He lies to the tourists.

It's just a cover for
the breeding side of things.

All the farm owners
know what goes on

but no one speaks
out against it.

The workers either keep their
mouths shut or they're fired.

Stop it. Stop it.

Mick, Mick, no.

You have to know.

Please, you're the only one
I can talk to about this.

I can't trust dad,

and I have no idea what
mom knows or thinks.

And if I say something
and she sides with dad,

then it will be too
late to save Charlie.

Save him?

He's next.

I need to get him to
Timbavati myself now.

How on earth would
you ever do that?

Exactly.

That's why I need your help.

Okay.

It's two days' drive,
one on the road and one off.

That's if you have a car,
which you don't.

I can't take dad's car.
He'd hear me taking off.

Then you'd have to
cut through there,

maybe five to six days' walk.

So you think I can make it?

What I think is you're
batshit crazy, Mia.

But if anyone can make it,
surely, you can.

What about food?

I've got some...

bread and cheese
and some ham for Charlie.

Good.

[meows]

You should take this too.

No, Mick, I can't.

You've been saving
that for years.

[Mick] Mia, take it.

You need it more than I do.

Are you looking for
the enclosure keys?

Never give up on your dream.

Go save him.

I love you, my little ferret.

Thank you, Jodie.

Come on! Come on!

Come on, come on.

Let's go.

Come, come, come.

Let's go, boy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Let's go.

We can do this, okay?

Good.

Let's go.

Hold up.

- John.
- [lion growls]

[shrieks]

[lion growls]

[howls]

I don't believe it.

[phone rings]

- [Kevin] Hey, John.
- Yeah, we need help, Kevin.

- [Kevin] What?
- It's Mia.

She's run away with
that bloody lion of hers

and we can't get out
of the house.

[Kevin] Okay.

[John] 'Cause the big
cats are all over the place.

Just get here soon.

Yeah, bring lots of people.

[Kevin] And Mia?

No, no, I'll take care of that.

I don't get it.

This is all because
of that bloody Charlie.

The waterhole, it's the first
place I'd go if I was her.

I'll find her.
Don't worry.

[phone beeps]

We've just got us a car,
Charlie.

Stay inside.

Come on, guys.

All of you.

Now, Dad.

Come, come.

Mia!

Mia!

Mia, what are you doing?

Never go near
Charlie ever again.

What are you talking about?
Put that g*n down!

- Move away from the Jeep.
- Mia.

I'm not telling you again.
Move.

[John] This is crazy.

What are you doing?

I was there, Dad,
yesterday, in that field.

How could you do it?

You slaughter lions for money

and then lie to
everyone about it.

Everything about you, everything
about this farm is a lie.

Mia, please.

You don't understand.

I understand everything.

No, I sell to people
with permits. That's it.

I can't control what
they do with the lions.

But you know what they do,
and you make money from it.

No, I don't.

They make money from it,
not me, not our farm,

not since your grandfather died.

But our lions
are being k*lled!

Do you think I like that?

That is the way
South Africa works.

It's the way,

it's the way it's always worked.

You can't change the world.

You can.

[Charlie panting]

That's enough. I don't even know
why I'm arguing with you.

Give me that g*n back right now.

Ah!

Sorry, Dad.

Come, boy.
Come, boy, let's go.

Good boy.

Mick, listen.

It's me.
Come quick and get dad.

He's at the Mafui waterhole.

Okay, bye.

It's okay.

We can do this.

I know we can.

sh*t.

[thunder rumbles]

[John] I'm fine, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Stay down, boy.

[Attendant] Hello, miss.

- [Mia] Hello.
- [Attendant] Full?

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Good car.

I'm... I'm gonna go and pay.

[reporter]
With regards to the new

presidential voting election.

We do know that the NEC as
well as the PEC elections

are going to be taking place
over the next couple of days.

Is it going to be
a united party?

That will be $5.44.

[reporter] Is it going
to be a divided party?

One is just going to
have to wait and see.

Meanwhile,
the search is still on

for missing 14-year-old
Mia Owen

as well as a
three-year-old white lion

in the Dinokeng Reserve area.

Authorities have cautioned
and urged the public

to please come forward
with any information...

[phone rings]

Mick, is Dad okay?

Yes, they're
bringing him home now.

Where are you?

I don't know.

The M-31 I think?

Where though, what exit?

Nineteen, why?

I just saw on TV

they're setting up road
blocks in Newlands.

You have to get off
the freeway now.

I can't move!

[yawns]

[yawns]

[horn honks]

Ugh!

Just stop it!

Just stop looking
at me like that!

How can you be so stupid?

I'm just a kid.

How could I ever save you?

It's impossible!

We're never gonna make it.

Why don't you just k*ll me, huh?

Why don't you just
finish me off?

Just k*ll me!
Just k*ll me, you stupid lion!

If we can see a sh**ting star,
it means we can do it, right?

Just one sh**ting star,

just one.

[yawns]

[phone vibrates]

[John] Yeah.

[Dirk] John-o, Jesus, man.
Where have you been?

I need my confirmation for
tomorrow, please, please.

There isn't gonna be one.

The lion's not for sale anymore.

[Dirk] What do you mean the
lion's not for sale anymore?

You made a promise.
I made a promise.

Come on, John, man.

My biggest client is flying
in tomorrow for this.

Don't do this to your family.

You know what I mean.

Let's go.

I need to understand
what's happening to us.

Do you think I don't?

- [Kevin] John!
- Not now.

She's a child.

Alice, everything she sees
is in black and white.

Sorry, John.

It's Dirk.

What's going on, Johnny boy?

I'm hearing stories

that your daughter has
taken off with my lion.

It's not your lion.

I told you, the deal's off,

so this is none
of your business.

Well, you know, until
you pay me back my deposit

and you pay that loan off,
this is very much my business!

Get the hell off my farm.

Your farm?

Okay.

But just know that I'm gonna
be doing things my way.

Stay away from them.

Bah! Bah!

Stay away from my daughter!

Hey, hey, hey!

Whoa!

Bonjour, bonjour.

Alice, I'm gonna find Mia.

Kevin.

Mick.

Mick!

My daughter is alone
out there with a lion

and you think what, I'm
gonna stay here and wait?

My love, if I find
anything, I'll call you.

The police will too.

We're going with you,

and that's it.

[Mia sings in foreign language]

[chuckles]

[Officer On Radio]
Alpha team, we are positive.

You are free to
sh**t anytime, over.

They have a sh**t
to k*ll authorization.

What does that mean?

It means anyone
can k*ll Charlie now.

We can't be far now.

We should be hitting the
bush around the next bend.

What?

What?



No, no, no, no.

[Charlie growls]

- Are you okay?
- No, no, no.

I'm fine, thanks.
Just waiting for my dad.

Stop it.

- Do you need help?
- Fine, thanks.

My parents should
be here in a minute.

- [Charlie growls]
- [phone rings]

[Recording]
You have one new message.

[Mick]
Mia, everyone is authorized

to try and sh**t Charlie now.

I just heard it on the radio.

[Officer] Set another
barricade down the road.

Put security in there.

Stop it.
People are going to see you.

[Officer] All right,
is everybody out?

I must be out of my mind,
but we have no choice.

It's the only way to
get through to the bush.

Come.

[children scream]

[exclaiming]

[boy] Mommy, mommy,
look, there's a lion.

Oh, stop it.
You always say crazy things.

Come choose, come choose.

There's a lion
in the building!

[crowd screams]

[alarm blares]

You think they're
still together?

Well, I hope to
God they're not

because it's only
a matter of time

before that starved
lion turns on her.

I just got a
hold of my brother.

His unit's in the Zambezi.

He said they've just been
spotted at the China Mall.

- Let's go.
- [officer] Move, move, move!

[officer] Go, go, go!

[sirens blare]

Good boy.

♪ My weakness
fails to tell you ♪

[laughs] Oh, yes, we made it!

We actually made it.

♪ How far I still need to see ♪

♪ Trying to find
the golden light ♪

♪ We will soon reach our land ♪

♪ And you will soon
be in your garden ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

[Charlie growls]

My lion.

Your lion.

Your lion.

♪ Only a few... ♪

♪ This is the moment
where we belong ♪

♪ I will be there to
follow your route ♪

♪ When the light
all fall down... ♪

Charlie! Charlie!

Charlie!

[John] We'll find her.

I promise you.

There's something
you're not telling me.

I know it.

Right now, we really need
to get some sleep, hmm.

[growls]

Where were you, boy?

Let's go.

[Mia] Come, boy.

Charlie, wait for me, boy.

[truck approaches]

Go, Charlie! Go, Charlie,
they'll k*ll you! Go!

Where is he, huh?

Come here.

Where's my lion?
Where is my white lion?

Ah!

[Dirk] sh**t him!

sh**t the lion!

sh**t him!

- sh**t the lion!
- [John] Come on, guys. Let's go.

[hunter] sh*t,
there's no b*llet.

- [Charlie growls]
- [hunter whimpers]

Charlie, that's enough.

Charlie, come, let's go!

Let's go, boy.

Stay with Mick.

I told you to stay away!

Your white lion
attacked me, John!

[John] I don't give
a damn about the lion.

What about my daughter?

- I don't know.
- If you put her in any danger,

I swear to God,
I'll k*ll you both myself.

Get outta here!

I don't wanna see you again.

You can try and seize my farm,
I don't care.

It doesn't matter.

Mia, where are you?

Mia!

Mia!

What the hell just happened?

John!

Tell her, John.
For Christ's sake!

This is none of your business.

You've done everything to
stay clean, I know you have.

You're not responsible for this.

Dirk is. South Africa is.

Come on, man, tell her!

Tell me what?

Tell me what!

Mia saw a canned hunt.

Oh, no.

I didn't know that's what
the buyer wanted the lion for,

- I swear to you.
- Didn't know?

He had a permit.
I didn't ask...

You swore to me!

And I've done everything
I can to make the farm work

the way we talked about,
the way I promised you.

How, after what
it cost us before?

Alice, please.

And now it cost us Mia!

Mom, Dad, it's okay!

Charlie will protect Mia

until she gets him to the
Timbavati Rivers Reserve.

Timbavati?

Yes, Timbavati.

That's what all this is about.

Mia's taking Charlie back
to the Shangaan people.

[sighs] What do I do?

She's making for the
Timbavati River Reserve,

which must put us somewhere
between Kudu and Mount Sheba.

- [officer] You got that?
- [officer 2] Yes.

We're now going to Timbavati.

Mick.

We are coming with you.

Alice.

Don't.

[siren blares]

[panting]

Charlie, wait!

We're supposed to
stick together.

Just give me a chance.

[grunts] Just wait.

[Alice] I was very much
in love, very naive,

and very pregnant with Mia.

And you were...

a very happy baby.

We were doing lunch with one
of our clients, and one day,

your father forgot something
on the kitchen table.

So we drove after him.

When we get to the enclosure,

the hunt had begun.

[crying] And they k*lled
that beautiful lion...

for no reason

with a crossbow,
and you saw everything.

That was the most
terrible thing, and...

we went back to
the car both traumatized.

And your whole tiny body shaking

and you were freezing cold,

and I didn't say anything.

I couldn't say anything.

I am so sorry.

I left.

That's why we left.

That's why we went to London.

And your father came back
to us and I forgave him.

And we had...

ten happy years.

Wait.

It's okay, Mom.

- It's okay.
- [sobbing]

It doesn't matter.

Mia will get Charlie
back to Timbavati

and everything
will be fine, okay?

The legend will become true.

We'll all be saved.

We'll be okay.

She's alive.
She's headed to West Timbavati.

Kevin.

[officer] Move, move, move!

[Mick] Let's go.

[man sings in foreign language]

We did it.

We did it, Charlie.

I have no more strength,
but you have to go.

You have to cross
that river, Charlie.

You'll be free.
Your life is there.

[roars]

It's a lion!

It's okay.
It's okay.

I'm only crying
because I'm happy.

[man sings in foreign language]

Charlie, go!

Get away from here, Charlie!

[sirens blare]

Charlie, go!

To the bridge, Charlie. Go!

Go, go, the bridge!

[officer] Go, go, go, go, go!

[John] Wait, stop!

[Mick] Don't touch Charlie!

He won't hurt her.

Am I clear to sh**t?

At will!

You were right.

You can change the world.

Dad.

Please, save him!

Please!

Please don't sh**t!

Please!

Please.
Please, save him.

Please.
Protect him, Dad, please.

- No, don't sh**t!
- What the hell is he doing?

Please, don't sh**t.

Easy, Charlie.

You're gonna be fine.

Please, Mom!

Please don't sh**t!
Please!

I can't sh**t anymore.

He's entered the
Timbavati River Reserve.

[John] Mia!

Mia!

Mia!

[man sings in foreign language]

- I see him.
- You do?

Ah, you see him?

[Mia] He's got a family.

- Look.
- Oh, there he is.

Ooh.

He's huge.

[Shaman] He's got
a wife and children.

[Jodie laughs]

[Jodie] Hey,
where are you going?

[Shaman] He's beautiful.

♪ Ooh-ee-ya ♪

♪ Ooh-ee-ya ♪

♪ Ooh-ee-ya ♪

♪ Ooh-ee-ya ♪

♪ In the jungle,
the mighty jungle ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ In the jungle,
the quiet jungle ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ Near the village
the peaceful village ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ Near the village
the quiet village ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ Hush my darling
don't fear my darling ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ Hush my darling
don't fear my darling ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ Yi-ma-ma-ma ♪

♪ Yi-ma-ma-ma ♪

♪ Yi-ma-ma-ma ♪

♪ Yi-ma-ma-ma ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh ♪

♪ A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh... ♪