Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Max Renaudin
Maki (voice)
Simon Abkarian
Hassan (voice)
Vernon Dobtcheff
Le vieux sage (voice)
Roger Dumas
Charles X (voice)
Ronit Elkabetz
Bouboulina (voice)
Mohamed Fellag
Mahmoud (voice)
Déborah François
Zarafa adulte (voice)
Thierry Frémont
Moreno (voice)
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Saint-Hilaire (voice)
Mostéfa Stiti
Pacha
François-Xavier Demaison
Malaterre (voice)
Director & Crew
Jean-Christophe Lie
Director
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Zarafa online?
Zarafa (2012) is available to stream on various platforms. You can also watch it online via our Watch Online button.
What is the TMDB rating of Zarafa?
It has a TMDB rating of 6.9/10 based on 135 votes.
Who directed Zarafa?
Zarafa was directed by Jean-Christophe Lie and released in 2012.
How long is Zarafa?
Zarafa has a runtime of 1 hours and 18 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2012-01-25
- Budget
- $10.8M
- Box Office
- $12.2M
- Status
- Released