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Zarafa

Zarafa (2012)

Animation | 78 minutes
3,33 32 votes
2 comments

Genre: Animation / Adventure

Duration: 78 minuten

Country: France / Belgium

Directed by: Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie

Stars: Max Renaudin, Déborah François and Simon Abkarian

IMDb score: 6,9 (1.992)

Releasedate: 25 January 2012

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Zarafa plot

Zarafa revolves around a female giraffe and her inseparable friend Maki, a 10-year-old African boy. When the Egyptian pasha gives the giraffe as a gift to the French king, an adventurous journey begins. Desert resident Hassan has to bring the animal to Europe, but Maki does not want to say goodbye to the giraffe. He does everything he can to keep Zarafa in her homeland...

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Max Renaudin Max Renaudin

Maki (voice)

Simon Abkarian Simon Abkarian

Hassan (voice)

Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff

Le vieux sage (voice)

Roger Dumas Roger Dumas

Charles X (voice)

Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz

Bouboulina (voice)

Mohamed Fellag Mohamed Fellag

Mahmoud (voice)

Déborah François Déborah François

Zarafa adulte (voice)

Thierry Frémont Thierry Frémont

Moreno (voice)

Philippe Morier-Genoud Philippe Morier-Genoud

Saint-Hilaire (voice)

Mostéfa Stiti Mostéfa Stiti

Pacha

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avatar van K. V.

K. V.

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29 October 2014 at 21:03

I thought this was a beautiful animated film. Visually a beautiful, colorful film. The story was simple, but it did not bore.

I thought this was worth seeing. For young and old.

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mrklm

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5 March 2025 at 19:06

Little Maki [Max Renaudin Pratt] escapes from the clutches of slave trader Moreno [Thierry Frémont] thanks to a giraffe who sacrifices her life for him and the Bedouin Hassan [Simon Abkarian] who chases Moreno away. Maki promises to always protect baby giraffe Zarafa and so he follows Hassan who takes Zarafa to the Pacha [Joel Stigliano]. The frame story concerns an old man who explains to the children of the village where necessary and thus makes themes such as honor, sorrow and death digestible for the younger viewers. Adventure film full of colorful characters including a balloon pioneer and a (female) Greek pirate captain shines, connects different cultures with shared human values. This simple lesson comes with a satisfying, extremely moving denouement. An excellent family film.

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