Watch this when
The Lion King
Simba spent years believing it was his fault. It wasn't. Sometimes the story you blame yourself with was handed to you by someone else.
Who it's for
For many people this was their first depiction of a parent's death, and it holds one of the most common grief distortions: a child's belief that it was their fault.
Guilty / Ashamed→Empowered
Feelings it meets
What it is
Disney's animated film follows Simba, the young son of King Mufasa, whose uncle Scar covets the throne. After Mufasa dies in a wildebeest stampede orchestrated by Scar, Scar convinces Simba that the death was his fault and tells him to run away.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's on-screen death.
Age: G (MPAA)
Death belongs to life as birth does.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
