After fending off ferocious lions, a mama cheetah’s cubs are scattered throughout an African plain, but locating her young before the baby hungry hyenas emerge with nightfall, seems impossible.

Unlike documentaries that are created to inform, this nature documentary was made to entertain. With an incredible story built around characters you care for, “African Cats” is not only enthralling, but provides awareness on the struggles that these animals living in the heart of Africa face.

These struggles are portrayed in this unforgettable film through stories that focus on the true tales of African cats. Featuring Kali and Fang two tough lion rivals, Sita, a mother cheetah struggling to protect her babies from the dangers of the savanna, and Mara, a young lion cub whose future seems bleak due to her wounded mother.

Samuel L. Jackson who narrates the film sets the ideal tone to this heartfelt documentary. His voicing adds character to the extraordinary footage that directors Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill deliver, film so amazing that it makes you question its authenticity.

Filmed in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in south western Kenya, “African Cats”, gives its audience the opportunity to take a breathtaking trip through an African savanna, but more importantly its viewers are fortunate enough to sneak a peek into the lives of the magnificent felines who roam it.

With a portion of opening week ticket sales being donated to the African Wildlife Foundation and their efforts to preserve Kenya’s Amboseli Wildlife Corridor, viewers will not only be helping the animals, but sitting through an influential documentary that anyone will enjoy.