Giraffada

Apr 23, 2014

1h 25m

★ 5.8

Overview

Yacine is the veterinarian of the only zoo remaining in the Palestinian West Bank. He lives alone with his 10-year old son, Ziad. The kid has a special bond with the two giraffes in the zoo. He seems to be the only one to communicate with them. After an air raid in the region the male giraffe dies. His mate, Rita, won’t survive unless the veterinarian finds her a new companion. The only zoo that might provide this animal is located in Tel Aviv ...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

MACT Productions

Heimatfilm

Ciné+

WDR

Lumière & Co.

Giraffada Trailers

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Cast

Yacine

Saleh Bakri

Ziad

Ahmad Bayatra

Laura

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Yohav Alon

Roschdy Zem

Marwan

Lutuf Nouasser

Officer

Doraid Liddawi

Hassan

Mohammad Bakri

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