Surviving the Serengeti

Surviving the Serengeti

2015 · 46 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

20 years after the TV Mini-Series "Tales of the Serengeti", our crew reunites to truly explore the Serengeti, with no fiction. We almost didn't survive it.

Directed by Jochem van Rijs · Written by Alan Miller

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Michael Krass Narrator (voice)

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