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Mia and the White Lion

2018 · 98 min · Director: Gilles de Maistre ★ IMDb 6.5 · 7,228 ratings

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Mia is 11 years old when she develops an extraordinary relationship with Charlie, a young white lion born in Mia's parents farm, in South Africa. During three years, they will grow up together and live a beautiful friendship. When Mia reaches the age of 14 and that Charlie has become a magnificent adult lion, she discovers the unbearable truth: her father has decided to sell the lion to trophy hunters. Desperate, Mia has no other choice than to escape with Charlie in order to rescue him.

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Mia and the White Lion (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
  1. Love25%
  2. Hope15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness34 %15 %21 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Hope40 %27 %19 %7 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Love45 %40 %19 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Love47 %45 %28 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Love53 %50 %36 %12 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Love57 %48 %40 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension55 %36 %45 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Love53 %39 %47 %14 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Love56 %48 %41 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Sadness58 %48 %41 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Love66 %46 %53 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension75 %42 %68 %6 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Hope76 %41 %70 %8 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Tension76 %35 %72 %7 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Sadness80 %30 %76 %3 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension84 %35 %82 %10 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension83 %41 %81 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Sadness80 %52 %75 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension86 %66 %67 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Relief91 %72 %49 %73 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

DD
Daniah De Villiers

DD
Daniah De Villiers

Mia Owen

LK
Langley Kirkwood

LK
Langley Kirkwood

John Owen

RM
Ryan Mac Lennan

Mick Owen

LN
Lionel Newton

Kevin

LD
Lillian Dube

Jodie

Et
Elvis the Meerkat

Trevor

BG
Benjamin Garrad

Daniel

AS
Andrew Stock

Theuns

LE
Lebohang Elephant

Piet

JH
Jurgen Hellberg

Dirk's Hunter

TJ
Tessa Jubber

Enclosure Hunter

DC
David Clatworthy

M. Kruger, School Principal

AH
Ashleigh Harvey

School Teacher

CW
Craig Wainwright

Football Coach

SR
Sithandiwe Radebe

Policewoman

FR
Francis Rangoajane

Police Captain

PD
Paul Davies

Helicopter Sniper

CA
Chris April

Chaman

Details

Directed by
Gilles de Maistre
Written by
William Davies, Gilles de Maistre, Prune de Maistre, Jean-Paul Husson
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
98 min
Country
France, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Monaco, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 7,228 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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