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Runa Simi

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A Peruvian father and son work to dub "The Lion King" into Quechua, striving to preserve their endangered indigenous language.

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Alfred Castaneda Shade Studios Aug 22
Watching Runa Simi is enlightening, moving and uplifting. By the end we’re hoping that Disney stumbles upon this gem of a documentary. Go to Full Review Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro Aug 11
...watching the protagonist's fight against this global giant is fascinating and, in my opinion, the most interesting aspect of the documentary. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Juan Carlos Ugarelli Cinencuentro Jun 17
...Runa Simi champions the need for indigenous people to be able to access cinema in their own language, just as people who experience films in other dominant languages ​​like English or Spanish do. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Ricardo Gallegos La Estatuilla Jun 14
A deeply moving testimony that cinema, in addition to entertain, has the incredible capacity to awaken in audiences the will to change the world. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dan Bayer Next Best Picture Jun 9
7/10
Despite the dubbing having huge implications for numerous people, the film always stays focused on Valencia and his own reasons for doing this, providing strong emotional resonance. Go to Full Review Gustavo Herrera Taboada Cinencuentro Jun 6
[Fernando] Valencia's ambition to create an official Quechua dubbing for The Lion King stands as a story as exciting and captivating as that of Simba himself. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Augusto Zegarra

Director

Fernando Valencia

Self

Dylan Valencia

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Claudia Chávez Lévano

Producer

Paloma Iturriaga

Producer

Renzo Rivas

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Peruvian father and son work to dub "The Lion King" into Quechua, striving to preserve their endangered indigenous language.
Director
Augusto Zegarra
Producer
Claudia Chávez Lévano, Paloma Iturriaga
Production Co
Cinema Tropical
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 21m