The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Lion

Short / Animation / Drama / Family
UK, 2010, 9 min

Directed by:

Alois di Leo

Cinematography:

Benoit Soler
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Max is a seven-year-old deaf boy growing up in the 1960s. One day he goes on a school trip to the zoo, where he sees a lion for the first time. A feeling begins to grow inside him that will change his life forever. (Guadalajara International Film Festival)

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kaylin 

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English You might expect a slightly different twist, but this is a beautifully poetic story with a perfect ending. You don't know what's coming, you're not sure, and when it does come, it's quite expected, but it doesn't change the fact that it truly touches you. ()

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