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Zarafa

2012, Movie, 1h 18min

Inspired by the true story of the first giraffe to visit France, Zarafa is a sumptuously animated and stirring adventure, and a throwback to a bygone era of hand-drawn animation and epic storytelling set among sweeping CinemaScope vistas of parched desert, wind-swept mountains and open skies. Under the cover of darkness a small boy, Maki, loosens the shackles that bind him and escapes into the desert night. Pursued by slavers across the moon-lit savannah, Maki meets Zarafa, a baby giraffe – and an orphan, just like him – as well as the nomad Hassan, Prince of the Desert. Hassan takes them to Alexandria for an audience with the Pasha of Egypt, who orders him to deliver the exotic animal as a gift to King Charles of France.

Country: France,Belgium

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Reviews

Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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...fortsætter trenden med klassiske, håndtegnede franske animationsfilm med mere på hjerte end Disneys klassiske sang og actionsekvens.

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Critic Jonna Vanhatalo

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...en otroligt ljuvlig liten roadmovie för hela familjen...

Read full review at Moviezine

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In the animated adventure film "Zarafa," a young boy named Maki risks everything to help a baby giraffe, Zarafa, escape a life of captivity. Along with an aeronaut named Malaterre and a pirate queen named Bouboulina, Maki embarks on a perilous journey across the globe, from Africa to Europe, to return Zarafa to her rightful home. But when they reach Paris, Maki is kidnapped by a ruthless slave trader, Moreno, and forced to work in his household. As years pass, Maki grows up, and Zarafa becomes a star attraction at the city zoo. King Charles, who refuses to help the Pasha, is the target of a daring escape plan devised by Maki and Soula, a friend Maki made during his journey. They free Zarafa and flee in a hot air balloon, chased by Moreno. With Hassan's bravery, they escape, return home and found a thriving new village; Hassan survives his wounds and falls in love with Bouboulina. As it turns out, the storyteller is Maki himself, sharing this adventurous tale with children gathered around him.

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Zarafa was released for streaming on July 3, 2015.