The Last Lioness
2009, English. Directed by Bronwyn Watkins.
A haunting call echoes across the Liuwa Plain. There is no answer, there hasn't been for years. She has no pride, no support - she alone must safeguard her own survival. Her name is Lady Liuwa, and she is the Last Lioness. Isolated by a scourge of illegal trophy hunting that wiped out the rest of her species in the region, Lady Liuwa is the only known resident lion surviving on Zambia's Liuwa Plain. For four years, cameraman Herbert Brauer watched her lonely life unfold, until, in her solitude, she reached out to him for companionship. But Herbert knows he is not the companion this lonely lioness needs - she should be amongst her own kind. Now, in May of 2009, plans for a male lion translocation have come through, and there is hope for ending her isolation. For the first time in more than five years, Lady Liuwa will no longer be the Last Lioness.
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- 0h 50m
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- 1 January 2009
- Country
- South Africa
- Written by
- Bronwyn Watkins
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The Last Lioness runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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The Last Lioness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2009. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Last Lioness, try Ex Libris: The New York Public Library, The Last Lions, A Toxic Love Story.
Who directed The Last Lioness?
The Last Lioness (2009) was directed by Bronwyn Watkins and stars Hermione Gulliford, Herbert Brauer.