Zarafa

Zarafa is an animated feature about a young boy who is kidnapped from his home and adopted by a giraffe family. The boy makes a promise to protect his "brother" giraffe (Zarafa). This leads him on an adventure that addresses themes such as international politics, racism, travel, slavery, hope, love, family and the levity of a promise. the animation is 2D with detailed settings. Pathe productions took a few pages from the Disney vault for it's animation style. At times I wondered if Disney was not a silent partner. The story grows further into a fantasy as the story goes on, but is charming and light-hearted. Pathe productions and France 3 Cinema present a film written by Alexander Abela and Remi Bezancon, directed by Remi Bezancon and Jean-Christophe Lie, Run Time: 78 minutes