The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 66/100. Scores higher than 72% of the 2,022 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 40m.
Synopsis
Born to Be Wild observes various orphaned jungle animals and their day-to-day behavioural interactions with the individuals who rescue them and raise them to adulthood. The film unfurls in two separate geographic spheres. Half of it takes place in the rain forests of Borneo, where celebrated primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas assists baby orangutans; the other half takes place on the arid savannahs of Kenya, where zoologist Dame Daphne Sheldrick works with baby elephant calves.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic66/100
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark MothersbaughOriginal Music Composer
- David LickleyDirector
Cast
- Morgan FreemanNarrator (voice)
- Birute GaldikasSelf
- Daphne SheldrickSelf
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Themes
elephantrainzoohuman animal relationshipforestborneowildlifeorangutanduringcreditsstingerrainforestanimal rescueshort film
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