Askari
5.3
“Torn between emotion and reason, a family becomes as threatened as the elephants themselves”
Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' family group which has been anhilitated in a government cull and he has turned rogue. Involved in the culling are Patrick Khumalo, a corrupt government official and Ribshaw, an unscrupulous white poacher accompanied by Ndhlovu, an old African tracker who is being blackmailed by Ribshaw. Anxious to save the elephants are game warden Joss Mckinley and his conservationist wife Paula who is studying and monitoring various family groups of elephants. When Paula's sixteen year old niece Emma Crawshay is orphaned she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at Morena Game Park. She feels alienated but is gradually drawn into her aunt's passion for her work and her favourite elephant family the 'O' group, in particular a calf named Ollie.
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Cast
22 people
Marlee Matlin
Paula McKinley
Known for
CODA
The L Word
C. Thomas Howell
Joss Mckinley
Known for
The Outsiders
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
David Lister
John Cundill
Graham Anderson
Amanda Fuller
Emma Crawshay
Known for
Last Man Standing
Orange Is the New Black
Ashley Way
Wendy Knill
Ian Roberts
Ripshaw
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
Elizabeth Matthews
Ken Gampu
Ndhlovu
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Paul Matthews
David Lister Director · John Cundill Writer Ashley Way Writer
United States release December 1, 2001
Production
Peakviewing Productions
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · December 1, 2001
Theatrical
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