The read
A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.4/10. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' family group which has been anhilitated in a government cull and he has turned rogue. Involved in the culling are Patrick Khumalo, a corrupt government official and Ribshaw, an unscrupulous white poacher accompanied by Ndhlovu, an old African tracker who is being blackmailed by Ribshaw. Anxious to save the elephants are game warden Joss Mckinley and his conservationist wife Paula who is studying and monitoring various family groups of elephants. When Paula's sixteen year old niece Emma Crawshay is orphaned she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at Morena Game Park. She feels alienated but is gradually drawn into her aunt's passion for her work and her favourite elephant family the 'O' group, in particular a calf named Ollie.
Ratings
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Ashley WayWriter
- Mark ThomasOriginal Music Composer
- David ListerDirector
- John CundillWriter
Cast
- Marlee MatlinPaula McKinley
- C. Thomas HowellJoss Mckinley
- Amanda FullerEmma Crawshay
- Ian RobertsRipshaw
- Ken GampuNdhlovu
- Brendan PollecuttRussell Earnshaw
- Menzi NgubanePatrick Khumalo
- Setlhabi Jacob TaunyaneElmon Ntini
- Jerry MofokengMatthew
- Tony CaprariCount Mondini
- Anthony BishopRandolph Hughes
- Sylvaine StrikeSusan
