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Mia and the White Lion

Mia and the White Lion

Friendship is the wildest adventure of all

20187.31h 38m

Overview

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Directed by Gilles de Maistre
Written by William Davies, Gilles de Maistre, Jean-Paul Husson
Produced by Gilles de Maistre, Jacques Perrin, Stéphane Simon
Box OfficeBudget: $9.6MRevenue: $35.5M

Top Cast

Daniah De Villiers

Daniah De Villiers

Mia Owen

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Alice Owen

Langley Kirkwood

Langley Kirkwood

John Owen

Ryan Mac Lennan

Ryan Mac Lennan

Mick Owen

Lionel Newton

Lionel Newton

Kevin

Lillian Dube

Lillian Dube

Jodie

Brandon Auret

Brandon Auret

Dirk

Elvis the Meerkat

Elvis the Meerkat

Trevor

B

Benjamin Garrad

Daniel

A

Andrew Stock

Theuns

Themes & Keywords

south africalion cubfootball (soccer) fanrunaway childwhite liongift

About Mia and the White Lion

Mia and the White Lion is a adventure, family, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of south africa, lion cub, football (soccer) fan, runaway child, white lion, gift. Directed by Gilles de Maistre, it stars Daniah De Villiers, Mélanie Laurent, Langley Kirkwood. A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

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