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It is a unique feature project shot over ten years in remote areas of Africa, telling the story of the Bastard King – a lion cub born with heterochromia - one eye yellow, the other blue – the result of a taboo union between the Blue-Eyed and Yellow-Eyed prides. Outcast and hunted by the merciless Scarred King who butchers his siblings, the Bastard Cub and his mother flee for their lives out into the increasingly drought-ridden savannah. Every hunt becomes a lesson in survival, preparing the lion cub for his future... until his mother is brutally killed by the Yellow-Eyed enemy pride, in a pointless display of intolerance. Buckle up, this graphic and visually stunning films is unlike any other wildlife film you've ever seen.


The Bastard King was shot over ten years in remote areas of Africa, telling the story of a lion cub born with heterochromia - one eye yellow, the other blue – the result of a taboo union between the Blue-Eyed and Yellow-Eyed prides. Outcast and hunted by the merciless Scarred King who butchers his siblings, the Bastard Cub and his mother flee. Every hunt becomes a lesson in survival, preparing the lion cub for his future. Buckle up, this violent and stunning films is unlike any other wildlife film you've ever seen.

  • Runtime
    89 minutes
  • Country
    Austria
  • Note
    Sponsored by WaterWorks Seltzer
  • Director
    Owen Pruemm
  • Producer
    Walter Köhler, Alexandre Soullier, Owen Pruemm
  • Cast
    David Oyelowo
  • Editor
    Aurelien Biette
  • Sound Design
    Bernhard Zorzi
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