The whole thing with the rhino poaching is really, really devastating, she said.
That one rhino is poached every 15 hours and that the rangers are losing their lives.
Nothing is really being done to curb that.
It shows the beautiful landscape.
Then the father has to go and shoot the rhino he has no other source of income.
So theres so many little points that it touches to.
The film has deeply resonated with the people most closely associated with the region, Lee said.
And its really its been overwhelming.
The response has been absolutely incredible.
So, they couldnt afford to pay for the medical treatments or for the rangers to protect the animals.
We thought, well, thats the story.
Casting was another challenge for the filmmakers.
She understood this character.
She has this intelligence way beyond her years to understand and the words that she was saying.
And we were like, How does she do that?
It was extraordinary when we did.
We just had to try and find a way to bring it to the front.
Of working with the animals seen in the film, Shaw said, There were wild lions coming around.
It was it was very, very raw.
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