Born in China

Synopsis: Narrated by John Krasinski ("13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," NBC's "The Office," "Amazon's "Jack Ryan"), Disneynature's new True Life Adventure film "Born In China" takes an epic journey into the wilds of China where few people have ever ventured. Following the stories of three animal families, the film transports audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden snub-nosed monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard-an elusive animal rarely caught on camera-faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery, the film navigates China's vast terrain-from the frigid mountains to the
Genre: Documentary
Director(s): Chuan Lu
Production: Disneynature
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
G
Year:
2016
79 min
$13,861,159
Website
411 Views


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(WIND WHOOSHING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

NARRATOR:
China is a land

of myth and mystery.

Almost inconceivably vast and diverse.

From the eastern coastal plain...

through mountain ranges and forests...

to the high plateau of Qinghai.

From this magnificent landscape

are born countless lives.

Each of them part

of a much larger story.

An all-encompassing circle of life...

that is fueled by the love...

the losses, and the hopes...

of many different creatures.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Our story takes place far

from the bustling cities...

we often think of as China.

It is a story of cranes...

pandas...

antelope...

monkeys...

and leopards.

All of whom call China their home.

(WARBLING)

Among all the creatures

in Chinese mythology...

the crane holds a very special place.

(CRANES WARBLING)

A symbol of longevity

and good fortune...

it is one of the oldest

and most prominent figures

in Chinese art...

dating back thousands of years.

It is said that

when a crane takes flight...

it carries along the spirit

of a departed creature...

from this world to the next.

The Qinghai Plateau in western China...

is the highest

mountain plateau on Earth.

And here, the elusive snow leopard...

rules the range.

This is Dawa.

And this incredible dreamscape

is her home.

At an altitude of

14,000 feet above sea level...

the climate here is

too cold for most mammals.

But Dawa thrives here.

Every part of her body

is designed for this unique terrain...

from her exceptionally long tail...

that helps her maintain balance...

to her gray-dappled fur

that provides the perfect camouflage...

in these rocky surroundings.

Dawa is at the top of her food chain...

and at the top of her game.

She knows every crag

and cranny of this mountain.

This is her turf.

(GROWLS)

But she's picked up a scent.

An unwelcome visitor.

(SNARLING)

The intruder knows

she's in Dawa's territory...

but challenges her, nonetheless.

(GROWLING)

They face off

in a chilling test of nerves.

Dawa must convey strength

or risk a full-on battle.

(BOTH GROWLING)

(GROWLING CONTINUES)

The intruder finally submits.

Dawa retains her supremacy.

For now.

(GROWLS)

Dawa is not a feline

to be messed with...

and right now nothing

could shake her resolve.

After all, it's not just

her hunting grounds...

she's protecting.

(CUBS GROWLING)

To her, these two little cubs...

are the most important things on Earth.

Providing for them

and keeping them safe...

is her life's mission.

Far to the east of Dawa...

in the Sichuan mountain

valleys of central China...

a mere 8,000 feet above sea level...

golden snub-nosed monkeys run wild.

(MONKEYS SCREECHING)

Monkeys have long been

figures of rebellion and mischief...

in Chinese folk tales.

And one of the most

mischievous monkeys

on this mountain...

is Tao Tao.

He's the class clown of his troop...

and an aspiring kung fu master.

At two years old...

Tao Tao no longer needs

to be overseen by his parents.

But he still likes

to come home to his father's side...

after a long day of adventuring.

(SCREECHING)

Tao Tao just loves his dad.

His dad, however,

isn't big on showing affection...

leaving TaoTao feeling

a little unappreciated.

Oh, well.

He can always count on his mother

to shower him with attention.

(INFANT SQUEALING)

But the recent arrival

of a new baby sister in the family...

has spoiled some of

that maternal magic on the home front.

While monkey families

only have one father...

they each have several mothers,

who all help one another

care for their young.

(INFANT SQUEALING)

Tao Tao misses the days

when he used to be

the center of attention...

despite the danger involved.

He's quickly coming to the realization

that he's no longer...

the darling of his family.

This new little bundle of joy

has taken his place.

It seems so unfair...

when all the comfort and acceptance

you've gotten used to...

is suddenly stolen from you.

"Fine, forget it, then!"

This is exactly the kind of thing

that makes a monkey turn to mischief.

Right next door to Tao Tao...

in a lush bamboo forest

on the other side of the mountain...

life is decidedly less stressful.

This is Ya Ya.

A giant panda.

Pandas are basically

the opposite of monkeys.

They're not interested

in stirring up trouble.

They just wanna be left alone to eat...

and relax...

and scratch...

various, different areas.

And once Ya Ya has completed

her morning chores...

she returns to her real focus in life...

(BLEATS)

her newborn daughter, MeiMei.

Outside of raising cubs...

adult female pandas

live almost completely solitary lives.

(WHIMPERS)

So, for Ya Ya...

this is the most

treasured time of her life.

(WHIMPERING)

These two will be spending

the next several months...

snuggled up here inside this den.

But then they'll step out

into the world...

and the real journey will begin.

Up in the higher elevations

of western China...

a very different kind

of family roams the plateau.

Chiru antelope are worshipped...

as sacred creatures in this region.

They are the living embodiment...

of nature's back-and-forth,

seasonal cycle.

(CALLING)

Every spring,

thousands of female chiru...

embark on an epic journey.

But it's a bittersweet occasion.

They must bid farewell to the males...

who will not see them again

for several months.

(BLEATING)

In the meantime...

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