Lion Ark

Name: Lion Ark
Genre: Action, Adventure, Documentary
Released: November 15, 2013
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 55

2013

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| Release Date: November 15, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Lion Ark follows the world's most ambitious and daring animal rescue, with a narrative meticulously compiled from film, interviews, conversations and the reactions of participants as events actually unfold. A shocking undercover investigation leads to a ban on animal circuses in Bolivia, but the circuses defy the law. The team behind theLion Ark follows the world's most ambitious and daring animal rescue, with a narrative meticulously compiled from film, interviews, conversations and the reactions of participants as events actually unfold. A shocking undercover investigation leads to a ban on animal circuses in Bolivia, but the circuses defy the law. The team behind the investigation return, track down the illegal circuses and try save every animal. … Expand

Director: Tim Phillips

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Nov 14, 2013

Lion Ark, a spunky account of a perilous rescue mission, has a ragtag rhythm that befits the mercurial behavior of its hulking furry stars. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 15, 2013

The filmmaker, who co-founded ADI with his wife Jan Creamer, documents the dramatic developments in compelling cinema verite fashion. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Nov 14, 2013

The lions are majestic yet adorable; too bad the humans are such a sorry sight. Read full review

Hannah Zimmerman

Nov 12, 2013

Finding balance between the rescue of abused circus lions and the fascinating cause and effect of a ban that led to the rescue of said lions proves too much for the creators of Lion Ark. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Nov 20, 2013

Overlong film quickly becomes tedious whenever the camera strays from the lions, who don’t have much personality but prove more compelling than the humans. Read full review

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