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Zafari (2024)

Zafari poster
Directed by
Mariana Rondón
Genre
drama film
Country
Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, Chile
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
14
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a dystopian setting, an upper-class family is starving while a hippopotamus named Zafari arrives, who is the only one with enough food. The film follows how they react to this bizarre situation.

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What happens

Zafari is a 2024 dystopian black comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Mariana Rondón. It stars Daniela Ramírez, Francisco Denis and Samantha Castillo. The film follows an upper-class family who witness the arrival of a hippopotamus named Zafari, who is the only one with enough food, while they are starving. It is an international co-production between Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, France, Chile, the Dominican Republic and Brazil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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