Giraffada

Giraffada

85 mins | Drama | April 23, 2014

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 ...

Giraffada

85 mins | Drama | April 23, 2014

Giraffada
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 ...
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, MACT Productions, Eurimages, Ciné+, Ministère de la Culture, Fonds Sud Cinéma, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Heimatfilm
Original title Giraffada
Directors Rani Massalha
Writers Xavier Nemo, Rani Massalha

Cast

Saleh Bakri

as Yacine

Ahmad Bayatra

as Ziad

Roschdy Zem

as Yohav Alon

Lutuf Nouasser

as Marwan

Doraid Liddawi

as Officer

Mohammad Bakri

as Hassan