After such films as "Mia and the White Lion" and "The Wolf and the Lion," director Gilles de Maistre's "Autumn and the Black Jaguar" reinforces the French filmmaker's dedication to superficial ...

Aged 14, and having grown accustomed to city life, Autumn discovers her childhood village is under threat from animal traffickers and decides she must return to the Amazon to her beloved jaguar.

a gorgeous black jaguar she’s grown up with. (While some environs are flatly created via effects, the animals are real — two rescue jaguars, Hope and Gem, portray the wildcat at different ages.) ...