ZAFARI

By Mariana RONDON

KLAXON CULTURA AUDIOVISUAL - as PROD

Female director - Post-Production 2023

In a dystopian world where water, food, and hope are scarce, the arrival of the hippopotamus Zafari at the local zoo triggers tension between neighbors Edgar and Ali, who compete for territory, status, and survival itself.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2024
Horizontes Latinos
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Female director, Drama, Social issues
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL, PERU, CHILE, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mariana RONDON
    • Producer(s)
    • Marité UGAS (SUDACA FILMS), Cristina VELASCO (PALOMA NEGRA FILMS), Rafael SAMPAIO (KLAXON CULTURA AUDIOVISUAL), Juliette LEPOUTRE (MPM FILM), Pierre MENAHEM (STILL MOVING), Giancarlo NASI (QUIJOTE FILMS), Sterlyn RAMIREZ (SELENE FILMS), Mariana RONDÓN (SUDACA FILMS), Jorge HERNÁNDEZ ALDANA (PALOMA NEGRA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • In a dystopian world where water, food, and hope are scarce, the arrival of the hippopotamus Zafari at a small zoo nestled between two buildings of differing social classes exposes the polarized relationship between neighbors Edgar and Alí. Edgar and Ana, residents of a decaying middle-class building, struggle to maintain their privileges, now limited to a swimming pool.
      When Alí and his neighbors demand access to the pool, Edgar confronts him with the little power he has left, while their teenage children form unexpected friendships during their time by the pool. Humor and suspense accompany Ana in her daily routine as she seeks solutions to life's hardships, until increasingly horrified by her surroundings, she finally manages to escape.