Zarafa

Year

2012

Duration

76 minutes

Genres

Animation

Language

English (English subtitles)

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Beautifully animated adventure about Maki, a Sudanese boy who escapes from slave traders to become the protector of Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe who in turn becomes his best friend. Taking up with a band of explorers, pirates, and merchants, young Maki goes on an incredible voyage by sea and air to accompany Zarafa to Paris, where she is to be presented as a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France. A thrilling adventure with a touch of history: there really was a giraffe called Zarafa given to Charles X who sparked a giraffe craze throughout France!

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Mild violence, threat.

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Zarafa

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Duration

Genres

Language

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

Classification

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

Resources To Use With This Film

Anim18 Connections

Culture Shock strand resource

Long Way North: Film Guide

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Zarafa: Film Guide

World Animal Day, 4 Oct

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Une Vie De Chat (A Cat in Paris)(2011)

Une Vie De Chat (A Cat in Paris)(2011)

Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes (Kirikou and the Men and the Women)(2012)

Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes...(2012)

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