Zarafa

One of the best animation films of the year, «Zarafa» takes us all the way to Africa where a wise old man is telling the village kids the story of Maki. Maki is a little boy who escapes the clutches of slave traders and becomes best friends with Zarafa the giraffe.

One of the best animation films of the year, «Zarafa» takes us all the way to Africa where a wise old man is telling the village kids the story of Maki. Maki is a little boy who escapes the clutches of slave traders and becomes best friends with Zarafa the giraffe. But when Zarafa is captured and presented to the king of France as a gift, Maki dedicates his life to rescuing his friend and hops on a hot air balloon to Paris in order to track him down. Filled to the brink with magical images that would capture anyone’s imagination, be it children or adults, Zarafa is made of the stuff of dreams. K.Th.

zarafa / το μεγάλο ταξίδι της ζαράφα - trailer από NyxtesPremieras

Σκηνοθεσία / Directors: Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie

Σενάριο / Screenwriters: Alexander Abela, Rémi Bezançon

Μουσική / Music: Laurent Perez

Μοντάζ / Editor: Sophie Reine

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Max Renaudin, Simon Abkarian, François-Xavier Demaison, Vernon Dobtcheff

Γαλλία, Βέλγιο / France, Belgium

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

78’

Γαλλικά / French

* Screened on September 30th

Publication date: 2012-09-13 12:10:00

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