Zarafa

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Zarafa

2015

1h 18m

Kids & Family

Adventure

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An escaped Sudanese slave boy (Simon Abkarian) befriends a baby giraffe and accompanies it on a perilous journey to the shores of France.

Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Zarafa is a gorgeously delicate hand-drawn animation about the first giraffe to make the perilous journey from Africa to 19th-century Paris.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2015

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

The Kirikou movies were livelier.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2015

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

In trying to tell an epic tale over just 78 minutes, the filmmakers sacrifice anything that might have made their film memorable.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 5, 2015

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

When it does work, it absolutely sings, but at the same time is without question an uneven experience.

Rated: 6/10

Jan 6, 2022

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Matthew Anderson

CineVue

Its story is entertaining and the multiple messages it espouses are all valid and important ones, but like trying to pack a giraffe into a Mini Cooper, it might not be the best idea and is a lacks a certain grace in places.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 8, 2019

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

While the subtitles and material might skew this French-language animation towards older children, it is a beautifully rendered piece, with a heart is as big as the Sahara.

Apr 23, 2018

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Marlou A

Very emotional (first and only movie that made me cry). The story is also very well told

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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TimeFlies A

Love the art style! Story is very emotional, I cried a lot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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farah r

The animation is pleasant and the characters are likable, but the story lacks the depth to deliver its moral.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Animation is nice, the characters are nice, the story is nice....so "nice" that the total is hard to grasp on to. Not without its charm, but completely without a backbone.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Retrieves the beauty of more traditional animations, and knows how to dose carefully realism, humor and fantasy fit on the incredible true story that purports to tell.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A very well told and beautiful story that will keep you wanting to see how it will end. A Great watch !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

An escaped Sudanese slave boy (Simon Abkarian) befriends a baby giraffe and accompanies it on a perilous journey to the shores of France.

Director: Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie
Producer: Valérie Schermann, Christophe Jankovic, Vivien Aslanian
Screenwriter: Rémi Bezançon, Alexander Abela
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Chaocorp, Pathé, Scope Pictures, France 3 Cinéma, Prima Linea Productions
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, History, Drama, Animation
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 18m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)