{"id":2917,"date":"2015-09-06T08:44:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T07:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/?page_id=2917"},"modified":"2016-01-23T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T19:40:48","slug":"zarafa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/films\/zarafa\/","title":{"rendered":"Zarafa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nNo events to show<\/em>Director: R\u00e9mi Bezan\u00e7on \/ Jean-Christophe Lie, France 2012, 78 mins, U<\/p>\n
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“Wonderful film” BFI London Film Festival<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After they are thrown together by chance, an escaped slave-boy Maki befriends a young giraffe, Zarafa. When Zarafa\u2019s mother is shot, Maki swears to protect him, so beginning their amazing adventure across land, sea and sky, to Paris and the King of France.<\/p>\n

This will be screened in the English language version.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“A visually splendid and emotionally satisfying animated adventure for all ages” www.screendaily.com<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further reading<\/h4>\n
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  1. Eye for Film<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Variety<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Guardian article on the true story of Zarafa<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. IMDB awards list<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. BFI London Film Festival learning resources PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Trailer<\/h4>\n