The film follows the tracks of the Gol Kopje pride, a large group of lions settled on the grasslands of the southeastern Serengeti before the end of the rainy season, when the wildebeests calve. The pride's luxurious lifestyle will, however, soon come to an end. Confronted with the herd's migration, the king of beasts emerges as no king at all. He has to work hard for a living and many are bound to either leave the territory or die.
