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G. Allen Johnson April 19, 2021Updated: April 19, 2021, 12:55 am
Cher flies across the world during a pandemic to save Kaavan, a bull elephant, from 35 years of incarceration in the Paramount+ documentary “Cher and the Loneliest Elephant.” Photo: Zoobs Ansari / Smithsonian Channel, Paramount+
When Cher, a longtime animal rights activist, first heard about the plight of Kaavan, an Asian bull elephant living in severe neglect at the Islamabad Zoo in Pakistan, she had a message for the 4-ton pachyderm:
I got you, babe.
The singing superstar made it her mission to relocate the elephant to a more humane environment. But, as she says in “Cher and the Loneliest Elephant,” the new Paramount+ short documentary that premieres on Earth Day (Thursday, April 22): “I have no street cred. How am I supposed to do this?”
'Cher & the Loneliest Elephant' Review: An Unlikely Celeb Pairing Drives Poignant Earth Day Documentary
'Cher & the Loneliest Elephant' Review: An Unlikely Celeb Pairing Drives Poignant Earth Day Documentary
Cher - patron saint of gypsies, tramps and thieves - adds to that collection with an enduring, endearing documentary about a sad elephant.
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It’s fitting that “Cher & the Loneliest Elephant” opens and closes with the titular pop star’s dance anthem “Song for the Lonely,” as this uplifting Earth Day documentary stands as a cinematic love song dedicated to despondent animal co-star Kaavan, a 36-year-old elephant who inspired a global animal rights movement.