A Lion Called Christian (2009) [N/A]
Featuring:
Barbara Flynn, George Adamson, Anthony Bourke
Directed by:
Suemay Oram, Jackie Osei-Tutu
Release Date:
March 28, 2009
Original Title:
A Lion Called Christian
Genres:
Documentary
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 45
In 2008, a clip posted on YouTube featuring an emotional reunion between a young lion and his owners became an internet sensation. Overnight people wanted to know more about what lay behind this clip. The two men in question, Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and John Rendall, have published an updated best-selling version of their account of how they came to buy Christian the lion from a London department store in the late 60s. They explain how they lived with the lion whilst working in a furniture shop down the King's Road in what was then the tail end of the swinging 60s and how they eventually came to introduce their lion into the wild under the watchful eye of lion expert, George Adamson.
This documentary tells the heart warming story of Christian, a lion cub purchased from a London department store in the late 60's and successfully released into the African wild three years later. Featuring original archive footage and photographs of Christian's life in London and Kenya, the story is told by all the key players in interviews filmed in 2009.
