GIRAFFADA

By Rani MASSALHA

FILMCENTRUM DISTRIBUTION AB - as DISTR VOD, SWEDEN

Drama - Completed 2013


Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2013
Discovery
RDV Unifrance 2014
    • Year of production
    • 2013
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, ITALY
    • Languages
    • ARABIC, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 85 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rani MASSALHA
    • Writer(s)
    • Xavier NEMO
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/8434-2B7D-C42A-D632-82B2-Q
    • Synopsis
    • 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 ...