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Zarafa
68%
Movie
1h 18m
AI Analysis
Zarafa (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Zarafa (2012) — a movie tagged as Family and Animation with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 dar… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~78 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Zarafa 68% (122 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-01-25
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 94196
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What is Zarafa about?
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 storytelli... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Zarafa?
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How long is the movie Zarafa?
The official runtime for Zarafa is approximately 78 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
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)
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