Zambezia (2012)

Zambezia (Adventures in Zambezia) is a South African computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film directed by Wayne Thornley and written by Raffaella Delle Donne, Anthony Silverston and Andrew Cook and the first film produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios. It tells the story of a young falcon who leaves the desolate desert where he lives with his father to discover action and adventure in the big city of Zambezia.

The film has received positive reviews and won the Best South African Feature Film at The Durban International Film Festival in 2012.

Plot

A young falcon leaves the desolate desert where he lives with his father to discover action and adventure in the big city of Zambezia.

Cast

Jeremy Suarez as Kai the Peregrine Falcon

Abigail Breslin as Zoe the Black-shouldered Kite

Jeff Goldblum as Ajax the Lammergeier

Leonard Nimoy as Chief Sekhuru the African Fish Eagle

Samuel L. Jackson as Tendai the Peregrine Falcon

Jennifer Lewis as Gogo the Saddle-billed Stork

Jim Cummings as Budzo the Monitor lizard/Marabous

Jamal Mixon as Ezee the Nightjar

Richard E. Grant as Cecil the Marabou Stork

David Shaughnessy as Morton the Marabou Stork

Noureen DeWulf as Pavi the African Sacred Ibis

Tania Gunadi as Tini the Weaver bird

Deep Roy as Mushana the Green pigeon

Phil LaMarr as Announcer Bird the African Grey Parrot

Corey Burton as Neville the Lovebird

Tress MacNeille as Neville's wife the Lovebird

Tom Kenny as Marabous

Sam Riegel as Hurricanes Birds of prey

Lee Duru as Nurse Bird

Zolani Mahola as Weaver

Nik Rabinowitz as Hurricanes Birds of prey

Keeno Lee Hector as Hurricanes Birds of prey

Wayne Thornley as Marabous

Kelly Stables as Gossip Bird 1

Kristen Rutherford as Gossip Bird 2

Jon Olson as Marabous

Brent Palmer as Marabou

Directed by

Wayne Thornley

Screenplay by

Raffaella Delle Donne

Anthony Silverston

Wayne Thornley

Andrew Cook

Starring

Jeremy Suarez

Abigail Breslin

Jeff Goldblum

Leonard Nimoy

Samuel Jackson

Music by

Bruce Retief

Studio

Triggerfish Animation Studios

Running time

83 minutes

Country

South Africa

Language

English

Verhaal

Zambezia is een kleurrijke Zuid-Afrikaanse productie van de animatie studio Triggerfish. Het verhaal gaat over de jonge valk Kai en zijn kleurrijke Afrikaanse dierenvrienden. Kai verlaat voor de eerste keer het nest om de spannende tocht naar de vredige vogelstad Zambezia te maken. Al snel wordt het duidelijk dat deze dappere valk er alles aan zal moeten doen om de stad te redden van de ondergang.