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Summary The documentary details the yearslong effort by Cher, Mark Cowne, veterinarians, and a lawyer to relocate Kaavan the elephant from a Pakistan zoo to an elephant sanctuary in Cambodia. [Premieres on Paramount+ on 22 Apr 2021 then airs on the Smithsonian Channel on 19 May 2021]
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Cher & The Loneliest Elephant
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 22, 2021
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Summary The documentary details the yearslong effort by Cher, Mark Cowne, veterinarians, and a lawyer to relocate Kaavan the elephant from a Pakistan zoo to an elephant sanctuary in Cambodia. [Premieres on Paramount+ on 22 Apr 2021 then airs on the Smithsonian Channel on 19 May 2021]
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
77
100% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It is the breeziest, most impactful thing I’ve watched this week, an easy, casual viewing that manages to strike you right in the heart. Watch it! It’s nice.
For a tightly edited documentary, it packed in a lot of information and built up a sense of jeopardy as the team had to overcome various obstacles: building a crate that could hold a five-ton elephant (the first one they made ended up in pieces) and coaxing Kaavan into it were no small tasks.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 User Ratings
10.0
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 User Ratings
10.0
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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It's fascinating, it's not just Cher's journey with Kaavan, it's moreover, we can feel his pain, his fear, his joy at having a new home, it's not a boring elephant rescue documentary, it makes you ask for more and more.
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Cher is one of the most iconic entertainers in the world. She is so down to earth, kind and humble. Of course she would travel across the world to save an elephant
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Finnigan takes a fairly traditional approach while also managing to find sly moments that marry form and function. Despite the use of talking-head style interviews and narration, he balances the expected with poignancy unearthed in the unspoken subtext.
“Cher and the Loneliest Elephant,” which runs a breezy 46 minutes, not only tells Kaavan’s story, but highlights the abuses many animals suffer in captivity, as well as the international animal rights organizations trying to save them.
It has a bare-bones, home-movie quality, with interviews that feel as if they were shot on the run. But its 46 minutes fly by, and it is buoyed by the disarming, slightly corny sincerity that Cher brings to the proceedings.
Shows the power of people, the whole trajectory of Kavaan is told in a unique way, that holds the viewer at the same time that sends a powerful message of compassion and hope at a time when we all need to be reminded of this, I can say that this the best conservation documentary I've ever witnessed.
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Production Company:
- Nutshell TV
- Smithsonian Channel
- Terra Mater Factual Studios
- Two Wise Monkeys
Initial Release Date: Apr 22, 2021
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
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Awards
New York Festivals
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Telly Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
PromaxBDA Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination