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Review: The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the flamingos

By Linda Geddes

23 September 2009

, directed by Matthew Aeberhard and Leander Ward, on UK release from 25 September

LIKE a phoenix rising from the flames, the lesser flamingo is born amid salt and ash in one of Earth’s least hospitable environments, Lake Natron in northern Tanzania. It is an image that The Crimson Wing‘s directors play heavily upon in this film, painting the flamingo as a survivor against the odds.

Clearly looking to emulate the 2005 film March of the Penguins, this Disney nature documentary follows the life cycle of the lesser flamingo. Although it…

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