Eaten by Lions
Eaten by Lions is a 2019 British comedy film written and directed by Jason Wingard. The film stars Antonio Aakeel as Omar and Jack Carroll as Pete. The film is the feature-length adaptation of the director's 2013 short film 'Going to Mecca' which won best comedy at the Manchester International Film Festival. The feature follows half-brothers Omar and Pete as they embark on a journey to find Omar's estranged father, confronting him on the day of his daughter's engagement party.
Plot
Half-brothers Pete and Omar's parents are eaten by lions when their hot air balloon crashes in a safari park, so their grandmother takes them in. When she dies she leaves Omar info about his father kept secret from him.
More details
author | David Isaac Jason Wingard |
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director | Jason Wingard |
editor | Andrew McKee Jason Wingard |
genre | comedy |
keywords | abandon blackpool bond break car crash cuddle estranged father flirt hot air balloon on the beach party sea plane spring vomit want wed |
musicBy | Dan Baboulene |
producer | Chris Bouckley Hannah Stevenson Matt Carroll Neil Jones |
productionCompany | Mecca Films |
theme | short |