Her frustration and angst over this sudden lifestyle change has prevented her from fitting in at her new school, as she gets in fights with classmates and teachers alike. Ten-year-old Mia Owen ( Daniah De Villiers) has recently moved from London to South Africa and is struggling with lots of complicated feelings.
This sweetly sentimental feature - aimed squarely at the family demographic, particularly those with small children - will assuredly connect with animal lovers, with one big caveat: There’s a whiplash-inducing reveal that could prove traumatic to some of those same folks. Director Gilles de Maistre had good intentions at heart bringing an animal activist message to the mainstream with “ Mia and the White Lion.” The craft and care it took to capture a portrait of a headstrong young girl and her unconventional friendship with a white lion is astounding, considering the filming spanned a few years so the actress could authentically bond with the animal (under strict supervision, of course).
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