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will drive me out.

Not the poachers...

Not the herdsmen...

Not the Shifta,

and not the government.

They're trying to kill you,

for god's sake.

George, it's not like

the old days.

It's just not practical to release

lions into the wild anymore.

There is no wild left.

At Mkomazi, there are

huge tracts of land

That we could fence in

against the poachers.

Never!

George, you know why

Suliman attacked you.

It's because

you're getting old.

Old?!

I can still hold up

my end of the bargain.

Yes, but for how long?

The lions will challenge you

now, George,

And someday,

they're gonna kill you.

And if they don't,

believe me,

The Shifta will.

You know nothing

about lions.

Haven't I taught you

anything

About lions?

They mark

their territory.

They fight

for their territory.

They live

in their territory,

And they die

in their territory.

Yes, but I can't

look after you here.

You?

Look after me?!

I need no one

to look after me.

I don't need you

to look after me!

Jesus christ.

You crazy old bastard.

Come on. Come on!

Come on, get up,

get up, get up.

Come on, I'll show you

If I need someone

to look after me.

Come on, get up,

get up!

Go on.

Go to your wonderful Mkomazi.

Go on.

I want you to go.

Go on!

I don't need you

here anymore.

And don't

come back.

You hear me?

Don't come back.

Go on.

Fine.

That's fine by me, George.

You just do

whatever the hell you want.

You go back to the camp

and start up that generator

And the stove.

How long will it take, daddy?

Just a... couple of minutes.

Caroline, take sarah.

Mr. M'boya, please

just give me one minute.

It's okay.

I apologize for my

behavior on my last visit.

You killed my plant.

Yes, I'm really very sorry

about that.

But please, hear me out.

I'm going to prepare a

camp for George in Tanzania.

It'll only take

another month or two.

Then somehow or other, I'm

going to get him out of Kora,

And you can do

whatever you want with it.

Whilst I'm away, please

send a unit to protect him.

I don't think

I can do that.

Sir, joy Adamson

was murdered in Kenya.

Do you really want another

Adamson murdered here?

All right, then.

I'll order in a unit today.

I'm sorry, mr. Adamson.

The unit has been ordered

out after the bandits.

They burned two villages...

Yes, yes, I know.

Could you possibly just leave

a couple of men?

We will return

in a day or two.

Victoria.

Where's Victoria?

Where the hell is she?

Victoria!

Come, come, come, come.

Betachi will drive you.

Come, come.

I'm not going

anywhere.

Hmm? I'm not going anywhere.

Oh, my dear, just until

this emergency is over.

I mean, I can't be

responsible for...

No, no, no, no. I'm staying

here with you, George.

I stayed through

the mau-mau in '53.

I'm not gonna

turn tail now.

I'm staying here

with you...

For a long time.

Women.

Most extraordinary.

Betachi, she's

not going.

Now, we will...

We'll do this

in two shifts.

Maxwell calling Mkomazi.

Hello, Mkomazi.

Hi, Max.

How you doing?

Not so good.

We've had to pull out.

The camp was attacked.

They got Ross and Ali.

Almost got us.

You okay?

Yeah, we're fine.

We're heading down to

arusha to my brother's place

For a while.

Listen, have you seen

George? Is he all right?

That's what

I'm calling about.

The rangers

pulled out yesterday.

George is on his own.

Thanks, Max.

"God made the beasts

of the Earth

after his own kind,

and said it was so."

That's you, my friends.

God was talking

about you.

Yes.

Who will raise their voice

on your behalf

After mine is carried away?

You have every right

to be on this Earth...

As much right as we have.

For it is we

who have destroyed it.

Where was I?

Oh, yes.

"And god made everything

that creepeth upon the Earth

after his own kind.

And god saw

that it was good."

Are you paying attention?

You're all fueled up, sir.

Here are your papers.

Okay. Thank you

very much.

Good day, mr. Fitzjohn.

Good day.

Is there a problem?

We've just been notified of an

outstanding charge against you in Garisa

For possession of an

unlicensed weapon. What?

This is ridiculous.

We'll have to take you

to the station and investigate.

Hopefully, we can get

this cleared up quickly.

We will call

Garisa.

Oh! Ow!

Oh, I twisted it!

The ankle!

Hey, stop!

Victoria?

Betachi.

Betachi!

Oh, no. Betachi.

Betachi.

Leave me alone!

I have no money!

You two get out.

Jump.

Jump! Jump, I said!

Jump out!

Oh, Betachi!

Oh, my god.

George.

Go on.

Go on!

You can look after

yourselves.

George had taught them well.

They were ready

for the wild.

They'd be all right

without him.

Go on.

What are you waiting for?

You wanna be in a zoo?

Go on, Barnardo.

Go on.

Freddy, go on!

The old man's gone.

Go!

June 14.

Terence found this young

englishman this week.

Tony Fitzjohn...

A headstrong, arrogant

know-it-all.

Exactly as I was then.

I wonder what he'll

make of himself.

Now the world seems

instantly smaller and harsher.

Because an important part of it

is gone.

I always found comfort

Knowing there was at least

one clean, sunlit wilderness

Which I called home,

And where a man

walked with lions.

From George, I learned

about Africa

And its wildlife.

It will be my entire life now.

George touched many people's

lives as he did mine,

And now he is gone.

He was 83 years old,

but he died too soon.

Lucy and I are continuing

George's life's work

In Mkomazi reserve

in Tanzania,

And we feel his spirit

guiding and watching over us.

We envision Mkomazi

as George saw Kora...

A safe, peaceful sanctuary

for the animals of Africa.

We can't afford

to let them down.

For some, it may be

their last chance.

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