For fans of Disneynature films, documentaries and the great outdoors, “Born in China” is a must-see.

This and other Disneynature films hark back to Disney’s “True-Life Adventures” series (1948 - 1960) and Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” TV show (hosted by Marlin Perkins,1963 to 1985, and now a web series) and are a nostalgia nature trip for Baby Boomers and parents and are a fine introduction to the splendors, realities and mysteries of nature for children and grandchildren.

“Born in China,” as with other Disneynature films (“Monkey Kingdom,” 2015; “‘Bears,” 2014; “Chimpanzee,” 2012; “Earth,” 2009) follows the lives of animals in the wild, with beautiful cinematography, a mostly symphonic score, impressive recording of animal sounds, and excellent narration (here, John Krasinski, TV’s “The Office,” 2005-13).

The film has four separate story lines: Ya Ya, a giant panda mother and her baby; Tao Tao, a golden snub-nosed monkey; Dawa, a snow leopard mother and her two cubs, and a herd of chiru, a Tibetan antelope. The film follows the animals’ families through the four seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter, and back again.

Acclaimed Chinese director Chuan Lu (“The Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe,” 2015; “The Last Supper,” 2012; “City of Life and Death,” 2009; “Mountain Patrol,” 2004; “The Missing Gun,” 2002) sets up the drama, which apparently unfolds, you might say, naturally, with animals against nature, animals against their predators and animals as care-takers of their families.

The cinematography by Irmin Kerck, aerial director of photography; and directors of photography Justin Maguire, Shane Moore, Rolf Steinmann and Paul Stewart, with editing by Matthew Meech, is amazing. One marvels at how the film-makers were able to get so many closeups of the animals, and also to film them in their environment without seemingly disturbing them, plus construct a believable and interesting story line for each subject animal.

The film depicts China’s wilderness of breath-taking mountains, broad plains, rivers, lakes and forests. Some locations are 14,000 feet above sea level. Slow-motion, time-lapse (speeded-up) and zoom shots of vistas and clouds enhance segues between segments.

The cumulative effect is meditative. The movie-goer is immersed in stunning and fascinating visuals, and has the sense of having traveled to a far-off land.

Krasinski is an excellent narrator: personable, sincere and, when appropriate, humorous.

The screenplay and narration, written by David Fowler, Brian Leith, Phil Chapman and Chuan Lu, is informative, ruminative and often poetic. At times, the relationships between the animal families can be interpreted as metaphor for humans watching the film: “Nothing compares to being loved by the ones you love most.”

Disneynature films limit somewhat anthropomorphic attributes to animals, but there are references that make one question how the film-makers could ascribe certain mental and emotional traits and decisions. Still, this is all done, ahem, good-naturedly, and helps to keep the stories interesting and often amusing.

While there are some depictions of animals preying on and killing other animals, these are shown at a distance and should not be too upsetting to children.

Nary a human is seen in “Born in China” (the title seems an obvious rebuff to the oft-criticized phrase, “Made in China”). It’s an animal kingdom where the cycle of life, as the film intones, goes from birth, to parenting, to death.

According to Chinese mythology, flying cranes, also depicted in the film, carry spirits of the departed to heaven. “Born in China” brings a little bit of that heaven to down to earth.

“Born in China,”MPAA rated G (General Audiences. All Ages Admitted); Genre: Documentary; Run time: 1 hr., 19 mins.; Distributed by The Walt Disney Company.

Credit Readers Anonymous:Stay through the credits for “Born in China” to see how the film-makers, their crew and equipment (including some curious monkeys climbing on cameras) accomplished their shots.

Box Office,April 28: “The Fate of the Furious” cranked up another $19.3 million to continue at No. 1 three weeks straight, with $192.7 million, after three weeks, holding off three new releases, “How to Be a Latin Lover,” opening at No. 2 with $12 million; “Bahubali 2: The Conclusion,” opening at No. 3 with $10.1 million, and “The Circle,” opening at No. 4, with $9.3 million.

5. “The Boss Baby,” $9.1 million, $148.4 million, five weeks

6. “Beauty and the Beast,” $6.4 million, $480.1 million, seven weeks

7. “Going In Style,” $3.5 million, $37.3 million, four weeks

8. “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” $3.3 million, $37.7 million, four weeks

9. “Gifted,” $3.3 million, $15.8 million, four weeks

10. “Unforgettable,” $2.3 million, $8.8 million, two weeks

Unreel,May 5:

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,”PG-13: James Gunn directs Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and the voice of Vin Diesel in the Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction sequel set to “Awesome Mixtape No. 2” as the team tries to discover Peter Quill’s genealogy.

“The Lovers,”R: Azazel Jacobs directs Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Lesley Fera, Aidan Gillen and Janine Mitchell in the Comedy about a long-married couple who find renewed passion.

“The Dinner,”R: Oren Moverman directs Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall in the Drama, Mystery, Thriller about parents protecting their children. It’s based on the novel by Herman Koch.

Three Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes