DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Children's Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
Zarafa
Call Number
- DVD CHILDREN/FAMILY (CEN, EAS)
Languages
English or French dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Voices: Simon Abkarian, François-Xavier Demaison, Vernon Dobtcheff, Roger Dumas, Ronit Elkabetz, Fellag, Déborah François.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Cinedigm Entertainment, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
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. And so Maki, Zarafa and Hassan take off in a hot-air balloon to cross the Mediterranean, setting off an adventure across Northern Africa, the bustling port of Marseilles, and over the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, arriving at last in Paris. But all the while, Maki is determined to find a way to return Zarafa to her rightful home.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on an original idea by Alexander Abela, Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Claude Jean.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.
Bonus features: The making of Zarafa ; The giraffe of Paris ; Giraffe mania ; original French audio track ; US trailer ; more animation from GKids.