‘The Meerkats’ (US) aka ‘Meerkats the Movie’ (UK) is a wildlife drama.  The story is written by James Honeyborne, narration by Alexader McCall Smith and told by the late Paul Newman. The movie was released by Momentum Pictures in British cinemason 7th Aug 2009, classified: PG.

The Independent ****    Daily Express ****     Daily Mirror ****    TNT Magazine ****

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Oct 2009: “The Silver Teton is awarded to a film for one of the finest wildlife film scores we’ve ever heard; for outstanding sound design, mixing and recording; a truly memorable narration; outstanding cinematography and editing; and great storytelling and direction.  For the first time in the history of the Festival, the Silver Teton is awarded to the Meerkats.”

Selected UK reviews:

Daily Mail:
Cuter than the Waltons. Funnier than the Simpsons. Meet the family whose enchanting adventures are about to become the box office hit of the summer… it’s an epic tale of love, loss, tragedy and triumph.

Daily Express:
A welcome throwback to the kind of documentaries that were a Walt Disney speciality in the Fifties. Entertaining, informative and filled with irresistably cute critters.

TNT Magazine:
Riveting footage underlying the beauty and brutality of life in the bush.

Sunday Times, Culture:

Rather like the real-life natural-world Disney features of yesteryear, there’s a huge amount of entertainment to be had, especially for kids.

USA DVD preview, September 2009:

Premiere.com
…the story follows one of the cutest creatures we’ve ever seen, a baby meerkat named Kolo, and is exciting, touching and at times tear-inducing… it covers so many different angles of the beauty and heartbreak of nature in a brisk 83-minutes.

For more information on the movie:

The Weinstein Company: http://www.weinsteinco.com/

BBC Films: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/

The Meerkats in France: “La Famille Suricate” http://lafamillesuricate.com/

For full details of nominations and awards see under Filmography.