The Last Ranger

The Last Ranger (2024)

When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.

Date of release
2024-01-07
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (23)
Runtime
28m
Genres
Drama
Director
Cindy Lee

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Last Ranger is a 2024 US/South African short drama film directed by Cindy Lee and produced by Darwin Shaw & Will Hawkes of Six Feet Films, as the second film in their international anthology, When The World Stopped. The film explores rhinoceros poaching and conservation efforts in the Amakhala Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa during the pandemic. Based on true life events, the story was brought to the producers by David S. Lee after witnessing the results of a poaching attack. The film had its premiere at the Pan African Film Festival on January 7, 2024.

Production

The film was produced by Six Feet Films in conjunction with The Star Film company and Jotola productions in South Africa with an international collaboration of artists. This was most evident in a score by

John Powell which incorporates the voices of the Thanda Choir as well as a myriad of other musicians. It was shot in 2021 during the peak of Covid, and is set against the landscapes of the Amakhala Game Reserve and Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape.

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