Films by Bernhard Zorzi

Germany 2021, 89 min
by Owen Prümm

The Bastard King chronicles the life of a lion from cub to adulthood – battling against an unimaginable enemy that is ravaging his world. This visually stunning journey challenges traditional storytelling serving as an allegory for endangered species… and our very own fate. Shot over ten years in a remote area of Africa, we walk with the Bastard King – a lion cub born with heterochromia – one eye yellow, the other blue – the result of a taboo union between the Blue-Eyed and Yellow-Eyed prides.TH