The documentary
A baby elephant is born on the banks of a river. But no sooner has he had time to discover his family and their luxuriant environment populated by a profusion of animals than the matriarch rings the departure bell; the ephemeral oases of the Kalahari are beginning to dry up and soon, the Garden of Eden will once again become a merciless desert.
Thus begins the incredible odyssey of the baby elephant and his family. A journey of initiation covering hundreds of kilometers through the wildest parts of Southern Africa.
A new kind of discovery documentary, Night of the Elephants is a sensation, revealing for the first time ultra-high-definition (4K) color images of Africa’s nocturnal world.
Technical information
Co-produced with NHK and Galatée Films, La Nuit des Eléphants won Best International Project at the Asian Side of the Doc, the Deauville Green Award d’Or in 2016 and was the 3rd best prime-time audience of 2014 on France 2.
Broadcast: France 2 et Planète +
Distribution Eone Canada
Directed by Thierry Machado
Written by Stéphane Durand et Thierry Machado
Produced by Barthélémy Fougea et Jacques Perrin
Co-produced by NHK et Galatée
