Giraffada

Produced in 2013

Giraffada

Film Information

Festival Edition 2014 - Edition 14
Section General
Director Rani Massalha
Country Palestine / Italy / Germany / France
Duration 100 min
Language Arabic / Hebrew (English Subtitles)
Category ME Features 2014
Producer Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Bettina Brokemper, Lionello Cerri
Screenplay Xavier Nemo
Cast Saleh Bakri, Laure de Clermont, Ahmed Bayatra, Roschdy Zem
Genre Drama

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, wonโ€™t survive unless the veterinarian finds her a new companion. The only zoo that might provide this animal is located in Tel Aviv...

Full Description

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. After an air raid, the male giraffe dies, and Yacine must find a new companion for the female giraffe, Rita, to save her life.