Born to Be Wild (2011)

Directed by

David Lickley

Genre

documentary film, nature documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

40 min

Rated

G

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows people who rescue and raise orphaned baby orangutans and elephants. It shows their work to care for the animals and prepare them for life in the wild.

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What happens

Born to Be Wild is a 2011 American nature documentary short film about orphaned orangutans and elephants. It was directed by David Lickley, and written and produced by Drew Fellman. It was distributed in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Pictures. The film was released April 8, 2011, and is narrated by Morgan Freeman. In March 2012, it won the Genesis Award for Best Documentary Feature from The Humane Society of the United States "for its celebration of the people rehabilitating baby elephants and orangutans orphaned by poaching and habitat encroachment". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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