南非著名导演杰米尤伊斯的纪录片从西到东介绍了纳米比亚沙漠中红白沙漠、绿洲和卡里哈利沙漠的动物居民。导演以快乐的心情、平等的态度，展现了狒狒家族沙上的杂技、被未婚妻强迫返工的织布少年、吃着腐烂发酵果实的醉酒动物。同时，也有在严酷的干旱季节被自然淘汰的凄美段落鹈鹕父母不得不抛弃还未学会飞翔的孩子，在龟裂的地面上留下一排排干瘪的幼体整部影片中，都有动物行为配合交响乐的巧妙片段，或灵动或幽默，辅以动画等手段，向喜爱动物的观众介绍非洲沙漠中动物天堂的一面。这部电影获奖了Manythousandsofthousandyearshavepassed,sinceancientpeoplecameoutoftheAfricaandspreadoverthislittleblueplanet.Peoplechangedtheirlifestylesomuchthatlittletrackoftheirancientscanbedetectedintheirdailylife.However,inthegreatland,mid-Africa,lifestylehasneverchangedsincethenandneverwill.Everywhere,animalsplaylovedancingatanyfreetime.Inthesky,intrees,inwater,inthewood,intheplain,lovesongscanbeheard,evenwhenwelookintothefootofthebushes,tapping-beetlestappingtheirlovingcodetotheirbridemaybehalfamileaway.