Zambezia (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Zambezia |
| Original title | Zambezia |
| Country of production | South Africa |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 80 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wayne Thornley |
| script |
Raffaella Delle Donne , Anthony Silverston , Wayne Thornley, Andrew Cook |
| production |
Stuart Forrest , Mike Buckland , Anthony Silverston, James Middleton |
| music | Bruce Retief |
| cut |
Paul Speirs , Michel Smit |
Zambezia is the first computer-animated film from the Republic of South Africa by the companies Triggerfish Animation , Cinema Management Group , Splendid Film / WVG and Zambia Film , which was released in 2012 .
action
The film is about a young peregrine falcon named Kai who lives with his father in the East African Rift Valley, called Katungo here . Kai feels his life there is boring and wants to experience more.
When a saddle stork named Gogo crashes here one day , he seizes his chance to get to know the world outside of his home. From Gogo he learns about the Hurricanes , a group of the best aviators who live in the mysterious bird town of Zambezia , and he wants to become a part of them. Together with his friends, he sets out to make his dream come true. His father is against it, but lets him go so that he can find his place in life. But looking for Kai, he encounters the dragon Budzo, from which it is captured.
When the complete plot of the marabous , which abducted the weaver birds together with the monitor lizard Budzo , has to prove that he is not only a member of the Hurricanes , but also belongs to the large family of Zambezias , which can only make it together, Budzo's plan to thwart and save Zambezia .
synchronization
The German dubbing was done by Splendid Synchron GmbH from Berlin, with Gerrit Schmidt-Foss responsible for the script and directing .
| role | Original speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Green pigeon : Mushana | Deep Roy | Dieter Tappert (Paul Panzer) |
| Nighthawk : Ezee , friend of Kai | Jamal Mixon | Kaya Yanar |
| Saddle stork : Gogo | Jenifer Lewis | Regina Lemnitz |
| Marabou : Morton | David Shaughnessy | Michael Pan |
| Marabou : Cecil | Richard E. Grant | Lutz Mackensy |
| Monitor lizard : Budzo | Jim Cummings | Tilo Schmitz |
| female weaver bird : Tini | Tania Gunadi | Luisa Wietzorek |
| young female Australian sliding couple : Zoe | Abigail Breslin | Marie Christin Morgenstern |
| young, male peregrine falcon : Kai | Jeremy Suarez | Yoshij Grimm |
| male peregrine falcon : Tendai , father of Kai | Samuel Leroy Jackson | Engelbert von Nordhausen |
| old male bearded vulture , leader of the Hurricanes : Ajax | Jeff Goldblum | Thomas Nero Wolff |
| old male bald eagle , leader of Zambezia : Sekhuru | Leonard Nimoy | Klaus Sunshine |
Production and publication
The total cost to produce the film was approximately $ 20 million. The film was released in German cinemas on August 30, 2012. The DVD launch took place on March 22, 2013. Further releases were shown in France, Great Britain, the USA, Australia, Argentina and other countries in 2012 and 2013. The film was nominated for the 2013 Annie Awards in the Music and Speaker categories.
reception
“3D animation film from South Africa that brings out the charm of three-dimensionality with rapid tracking shots. In terms of narration, however, it is very much oriented towards the current US mainstream, which considerably minimizes the originality of the story. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Zambezia . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2012 (PDF; test number: 133 781 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Zambezia . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Zambezia. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on May 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Entry on the publications of the film Zambezia in the IMDb (English)
- ↑ Entry on the price norms of the film (English)
- ↑ Zambezia. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 2, 2014 .
Web links
- Zambezia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- www.zambeziamovie.com ( Memento from April 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Zambezia on Kino.de