Watch the Trailer for Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey

Name: Watch the Trailer for Pangolin: Kulu's Journey
Uploaded: 2025-03-24T16:00:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 13 s
Description: From the Academy Award-winning director of My Octopus Teacher comes Pangolin: Kulu's Journey, a poignant exploration of the connection between humans and the creatures we share our world with.

A man finds new purpose when he helps rescue a baby pangolin, one of the most trafficked animals in the world, in a sting operation in South Africa. He leaves the city and embarks on a heartfelt mission to rehabilitate and prepare the vulnerable animal for a life of freedom in the wild. From Pippa Ehrlich, the Academy Award-winning director of My Octopus Teacher, comes Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey, a poignant exploration of the connection between humans and the creatures we share our world with.

Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey premieres April 21 on Netflix.

To learn more about this series, click here.

March 24, 2025

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[birds chirping]

[man 1] It's an incredible thing to see just how innocent pangolins are.

[wings flapping]

[moving music playing]

[man 2] It's an ancient creature that runs the risk of extinction.

[water gurgling]

[man 2] And we're trying to save a species.

[tongue slithering]

[man 1] If a pangolin is too small, it won't survive. The stakes are very high.

[footsteps thudding]

[uplifting music playing]

[man 1] I've still never seen a pangolin in the wild, only ones that we've rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

[indistinct chattering] And that was how I met Kulu.

[woman] Welcome to your new home.

[man 2] Between the hospital and the release process, we were losing pangolins. There needs to be a place where you can become a wild pangolin again.

[man 1] There's definitely a fear of failure. I've never had to nurture something so vulnerable in my life before. There's only so much pressure I can put on him to eat. It's taken Kulu a long time to feel secure in the environment.

[man 2] Every pangolin is going to face his dangers, but at some stage, Kulu needs to be wild.

[animals screeching]

[man 1] He's freaking out. I got you. I got you, my buddy. Before pangolin rehabilitation, I was sort of in that stage of my life where I wanted something more meaningful. It's far easier to be vulnerable around a pangolin. Just the sense of freedom that I can give him out here. He changed the way I saw the world.

[uplifting music continues]

[man 1] Hey, are you craving me?

I really just wanted to do the best job possible.

Are you all right? It's me, my buddy. It's me.

But there's got to be a point where you let go.

[uplifting vocalizing]

[thunder rumbles]

[insects chirping]