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The Elephant Queen

Athena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the h...

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Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone

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documentary, family

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Athena's family rarely get
to meet some of their neighbors. - The Elephant Queen

Athena's family rarely get to meet some of their neighb...

Whenever the terrapins hear them coming,
they make themselves scarce. - The Elephant Queen

Whenever the terrapins hear them coming, they make themselve...

But the storm was weeks ago, - The Elephant Queen

But the storm was weeks ago,

But with so little water left,
his time is almost over. - The Elephant Queen

But with so little water left, his time is almost over.

With the pool party getting rowdy, - The Elephant Queen

With the pool party getting rowdy,

They use their sensitive trunks and feet
to explore anything new. - The Elephant Queen

They use their sensitive trunks and feet to explore anything...

There's no malice here, just curiosity. - The Elephant Queen

There's no malice here, just curiosity.

In elephant society, aggression is rare... - The Elephant Queen

In elephant society, aggression is rare...

Even between bulls - The Elephant Queen

Even between bulls

Instead, there's a greeting, - The Elephant Queen

Instead, there's a greeting,

Mining the salt-rich soil takes practice. - The Elephant Queen

Mining the salt-rich soil takes practice.

It's about foot-and-trunk coordination
and then breath control. - The Elephant Queen

It's about foot-and-trunk coordination and then breath ...

If he breathes too hard,
the tickly dust goes straight up his nose. - The Elephant Queen

If he breathes too hard, the tickly dust goes straight up hi...

It's so distracting that, for a moment,
he loses sight of his friend. - The Elephant Queen

It's so distracting that, for a moment, he loses sight ...

Mimi always seems to be hungry, - The Elephant Queen

Mimi always seems to be hungry,

It's the only time her big sister, Milly,
gets involved - The Elephant Queen

It's the only time her big sister, Milly, gets involved

At the end of each day, everyone is tired. - The Elephant Queen

At the end of each day, everyone is tired.

Mother Goose has no way of knowing
that Stephen is still missing. - The Elephant Queen

Mother Goose has no way of knowing that Stephen is still mis...

Throughout the kingdom, most
of the water holes have already dried, - The Elephant Queen

Throughout the kingdom, most of the water holes have already...

She knows now
that they will have to leave, - The Elephant Queen

She knows now that they will have to leave,

She seems to get hung up in situations - The Elephant Queen

She seems to get hung up in situations

For her friends, it's difficult to know
whether she's in trouble - The Elephant Queen

For her friends, it's difficult to know whether she...

But when Athena rumbles, "Move on," - The Elephant Queen

But when Athena rumbles, "Move on,"

And for a baby elephant,
there is nothing worse - The Elephant Queen

And for a baby elephant, there is nothing worse

It's not just Athena who feels
the approach of a time of change. - The Elephant Queen

It's not just Athena who feels the approach of a time o...

Almost overnight,
bullfrog's new family have grown legs - The Elephant Queen

Almost overnight, bullfrog's new family have grown legs

Luckily for them,
their new bones are still very soft. - The Elephant Queen

Luckily for them, their new bones are still very soft.

But they'd rather not push their luck
with three tons of elephant. - The Elephant Queen

But they'd rather not push their luck with three tons o...

Athena hasn't set off
for their dry-season refuge yet - The Elephant Queen

Athena hasn't set off for their dry-season refuge yet

With the dry season setting in,
there's no going back. - The Elephant Queen

With the dry season setting in, there's no going back.

But just occasionally, nature smiles - The Elephant Queen

But just occasionally, nature smiles

Hopefully, Stephen's night alone - The Elephant Queen

Hopefully, Stephen's night alone

But those that emerged first are bigger, - The Elephant Queen

But those that emerged first are bigger,

For a bullfrog
to get the best start in life, - The Elephant Queen

For a bullfrog to get the best start in life,

In the kingdom,
weeks without rain have taken their toll. - The Elephant Queen

In the kingdom, weeks without rain have taken their toll.

But if Athena was ever
in doubt about what's coming, - The Elephant Queen

But if Athena was ever in doubt about what's coming,

As the lands around dry,
quelea are forced to migrate. - The Elephant Queen

As the lands around dry, quelea are forced to migrate.

Their whirlwind arrival
can be overwhelming. - The Elephant Queen

Their whirlwind arrival can be overwhelming.

And they'll drink in a day
what Athena's family drinks in a week. - The Elephant Queen

And they'll drink in a day what Athena's family dr...

By the time they move on,
they've drunk the water hole dry. - The Elephant Queen

By the time they move on, they've drunk the water hole ...

And this is vital for the killifish, - The Elephant Queen

And this is vital for the killifish,

So when Athena's family move on, - The Elephant Queen

So when Athena's family move on,

In this way, the killifish babies
get to move between water holes - The Elephant Queen

In this way, the killifish babies get to move between water ...

Athena knows she should have left by now, - The Elephant Queen

Athena knows she should have left by now,

And she delayed
in the hope that Mimi would get stronger. - The Elephant Queen

And she delayed in the hope that Mimi would get stronger.

Mala is now so protective
that even Wewe is no longer welcome. - The Elephant Queen

Mala is now so protective that even Wewe is no longer welcom...

Mimi's big sister, Milly,
can give her comfort - The Elephant Queen

Mimi's big sister, Milly, can give her comfort

Only time will tell whether Athena's
decision to delay was the right one. - The Elephant Queen

Only time will tell whether Athena's decision to delay ...

The kingdom is without water, - The Elephant Queen

The kingdom is without water,

However much Athena might want to, - The Elephant Queen

However much Athena might want to,

While Mala and Mimi head down to drink, - The Elephant Queen

While Mala and Mimi head down to drink,

Mimi's desperation to drink can only mean
that Mala's milk has dried up. - The Elephant Queen

Mimi's desperation to drink can only mean that Mala...

She knows that a weak calf
can easily become trapped in mud, - The Elephant Queen

She knows that a weak calf can easily become trapped in mud,

So if she's not been getting milk, - The Elephant Queen

So if she's not been getting milk,

There are times when a mother
needs her daughter's support. - The Elephant Queen

There are times when a mother needs her daughter's supp...

The next day, it is hotter, - The Elephant Queen

The next day, it is hotter,

She doesn't want to leave Mimi behind, - The Elephant Queen

She doesn't want to leave Mimi behind,

A terrapin senses it too and will dig deep
into the mud while he can. - The Elephant Queen

A terrapin senses it too and will dig deep into the mud whil...

He'd rather risk being stepped on
than caught out by the dry season. - The Elephant Queen

He'd rather risk being stepped on than caught out by th...

But in the end,
Mimi's tiny heart can take her no further. - The Elephant Queen

But in the end, Mimi's tiny heart can take her no furth...

Sometimes, however sad,
there is release in death. - The Elephant Queen

Sometimes, however sad, there is release in death.

But for Wewe,
the loss of his friend is especially hard. - The Elephant Queen

But for Wewe, the loss of his friend is especially hard.

It will take three days
to reach the dry-season refuge. - The Elephant Queen

It will take three days to reach the dry-season refuge.

And she has left it so late - The Elephant Queen

And she has left it so late

Behind them, where there was a water hole, - The Elephant Queen

Behind them, where there was a water hole,

Bullfrog will dig down to spend
the next months deep below ground. - The Elephant Queen

Bullfrog will dig down to spend the next months deep below g...

Following the same paths as the elephants. - The Elephant Queen

Following the same paths as the elephants.

Every day,
Athena stops briefly so they can feed. - The Elephant Queen

Every day, Athena stops briefly so they can feed.

Milly has no milk to give, - The Elephant Queen

Milly has no milk to give,

Athena's route out of the kingdom
is a mind map of elephant paths - The Elephant Queen

Athena's route out of the kingdom is a mind map of elep...

The refuge is a water hole
fed from underground. - The Elephant Queen

The refuge is a water hole fed from underground.

Even at the height of the dry season,
there is water for all. - The Elephant Queen

Even at the height of the dry season, there is water for all...

Along with the elephants,
Stephen's family will be refugees, - The Elephant Queen

Along with the elephants, Stephen's family will be refu...

It is the one occasion
that her status as monarch is equaled. - The Elephant Queen

It is the one occasion that her status as monarch is equaled...

This is Satao, king of them all. - The Elephant Queen

This is Satao, king of them all.

He's been out in the wilderness all year - The Elephant Queen

He's been out in the wilderness all year

For the first time since Mimi died,
Wewe enjoys himself. - The Elephant Queen

For the first time since Mimi died, Wewe enjoys himself.

And when he's exhausted from playing,
there's always his family to help out. - The Elephant Queen

And when he's exhausted from playing, there's alwa...

As the dry season progresses,
food at the refuge becomes scarce. - The Elephant Queen

As the dry season progresses, food at the refuge becomes sca...

So each evening, Athena's family
must travel further to feed. - The Elephant Queen

So each evening, Athena's family must travel further to...

After every journey out,
they must all come back to water. - The Elephant Queen

After every journey out, they must all come back to water.

But it ties them to the refuge, - The Elephant Queen

But it ties them to the refuge,

They have little energy,
for almost everything has been eaten. - The Elephant Queen

They have little energy, for almost everything has been eate...

What started out as a refuge
has gradually turned into a prison. - The Elephant Queen

What started out as a refuge has gradually turned into a pri...

When the rains don't arrive, - The Elephant Queen

When the rains don't arrive,

And the consequences
and casualties start to build. - The Elephant Queen

And the consequences and casualties start to build.

Athena dares not leave, - The Elephant Queen

Athena dares not leave,

In such a drought,
what kills is not thirst but starvation. - The Elephant Queen

In such a drought, what kills is not thirst but starvation.

For them all, it is only a matter of time. - The Elephant Queen

For them all, it is only a matter of time.

In her 50 years, Athena has never
experienced a drought so bad. - The Elephant Queen

In her 50 years, Athena has never experienced a drought so b...

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Athena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the h...

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Director: Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone

Writer: Mark Deeble

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, family

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Nov 2019

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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