The Meerkats
2008 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 6.7 · 78% critics
This coming-of-age story follows a young meerkat pup as it learns to grow up in the Kalahari desert. It also highlights how one family’s bond with their surroundings shows resilience and fortitude.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-10-15
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (77 votes)
About
You’ll like it if you enjoy nature-based, uplifting stories of resilience and growing up in the wild; Not for you if you want traditional fiction or action-heavy drama like Elephant or One Life.
Pros: inspiring family bond; vivid desert life; heartfelt coming-of-age | Cons: limited character depth; docudrama tone
Themes
- meerkat
- kalahari
- nature documentary
- animal life
- animal behaviour
- documentary
- animals family
- animal documentary
- wildlife documentary
Cast & crew
Paul Newman
as Narrator (voice)
Rufus Beck
as Narrator (Russian release) (voice)
Guillaume Canet
as Le narrateur (voix française)
Directed by James Honeyborne