• Director(s)

    Graeme Swanepoel

  • Production Year

    2015

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Cast

    Craig Busch

TV Show

The Lion Man Adventures

THE LION MAN is a documentary series; in this episode, Craig learns of poachers on the property. …

THE LION MAN is a documentary series; in this episode, Craig learns of poachers on the property.

  • Director(s)

    Graeme Swanepoel

  • Production Year

    2015

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Cast

    Craig Busch

moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
25/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The bloodied carcass of an animal which includes sight of its severed leg is found after poachers kill an animal and leave its innards on the ground.
additional issues
There is a mild threat when a man learns that there are animal poachers nearby and he races to stop them from killing animals. In another scene a lion briefly lunges for photographers who are safely behind a cage.
brief very mild threat
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A baby giraffe is separated from its mother due to a storm and is at threat of being attacked by jackals. However, she is quickly rescued and brought back to safety,
mild threat
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A wildlife sanctuary worker drops bottles of milk and runs for help when she sees that a baby giraffe has tripped and collapsed off-screen.
additional issues
There is medical detail, including a scene in which a vet sedates a giraffe and shaves off its fur to inspect a lump on its neck. There is a small amount of blood visible on a piece of gauze.
scenes of animal butchery
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
An experienced animal handler hangs a freshly killed animal carcass onto a hook and prepares its meat for his hungry lions. The scene lacks focus on detail and is delivered within an educational, documentary context.
mild medical detail, brief threat
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
During the episode preview, a man chases after a suspected poacher after discovering rhino tusks stashed in a car boot.
injury detail
A team of vets perform a biopsy on a giraffe. There is close up sight of mild bloody surgical detail as a small sample of tissue is extracted from the animal.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
disturbing images
There are upsetting images of slaughtered rhinos with their horns removed as a result of poaching. Images include bloody aftermath detail where the horns have been sawn-off. The images are presented within an educational, documentary context highlighting the risk of extinction that African rhinos face.
additional issues
There are scenes of mild threat in which police officers chase suspected poachers after discovering rhino tusks stashed in a car boot during a traffic stop. Other moments include a reconstruction of a poacher pointing their gun at rhinos and a gunshot can be heard off-screen.
mild threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is a scene of mild threat in which two poachers on the reserve are tracked down by the park owner, tackled with a gun and thrown off the land. The scared poachers are seen cowering on the floor pleading for mercy.
injury detail
Scenes include upsetting sight of injured birds whose wings have been broken by electricity cables and are now unable to fly. There is also brief sight of dead animal carcasses that the birds are feeding on.
brief mild injury detail
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A swelling and a wound on a giraffe's neck is brief seen and there are frequent verbal references to the injury and the treatment needed in order to save her life.
bloody images, mild threat
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A tiger with his faces smeared with blood growls ferociously at a man. In another scene, a tiger and lion start to fight with each other but soon make friends.
injury detail
The blood from wildebeests is used to make ice blocks for the big cats to lick and carcasses of dead animals are seen being sliced up for them to eat.
mild threat
Classified Date:
28/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Whilst walking the lions, a man accidentally falls from a height onto hard ground. He is seen unconscious at the bottom of the rocky terrain.
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  • Classified date

    25/11/2022

  • Distributor

    Sparky Pictures Ltd

  • Language

    English