Plots(1)
Under a baobab tree, an old man tells a story to the children around him: the story of the everlasting friendship between a little boy Maki and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe who had been a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France, Charles X.
Hassan, Prince of the Desert, is instructed by the Pasha to deliver Zarafa to France. But Maki has made up his mind to do everything in his power to stop Hassan from fulfilling his mission and to bring the giraffe back to its native land – even if it means risking his own life – because he must fulfil his promise to Zarafa’s late mother.
During a journey that takes them from Sudan to Paris, passing on the way through Alexandria, Marseille and the snow-capped Alps, they have many adventures, crossing paths with the aviator Malaterre, a pair of unusual twin cows called Mounh and Sounh, and the pirate queen Bouboulina.
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Cast
Simon Abkarian
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Casino Royale (2006)
The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
François-Xavier Demaison
France
Best movies:
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
Little Nicholas (2009)
Nicostratos the Pelican (2011)
Roger Dumas
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
Dear Inspector (1978)
Ronit Elkabetz
Israel
Best movies:
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
The Band's Visit (2007)
Late Marriage (2001)
Mohamed Fellag
Algeria
Best movies:
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Michou d'Auber (2007)
Déborah François
Belgium
Best movies:
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
L'enfant (2005)
Populaire (2012)
Thierry Frémont
France
Best movies:
L'affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Allied (2016)
The Round Up (2010)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Three Colours: White (1994)
Clara Quilichini
Best movies:
Zarafa (2012)
Murder in Angoulême (2022) (TV movie)
Max Renaudin Pratt
France
Best movies:
Zarafa (2012)
My Father's Guests (2010)
Mostéfa Stiti
Algeria
Best movies:
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
The Loner (1987)
L'Amour en Question (1978)