Als de giraffen komen

Dr. Sami wants to breathe new life into the zoo of the Palestinian town of Qalqilya by bringing in new giraffes. But, as this vivacious documentary shows, in Palestine there are always many obstacles.

The star act of the zoo in the Palestinian town of Qalqilya, the giraffe couple, has died during the last intifada. But the local veterinarian Dr. Sami will not take it lying down. With an unprejudiced approach and jaunty comments from the people of Qalqilya, this documentary follows this optimistic go-getter in his attempts to bring in new giraffes. Although he is supported by an Israeli zoo in Jerusalem, Dr. Sami stumbles across numerous obstacles. Because, as a PR employee of the zoo moans, everything is politics here.

Credits

Director

Marco de Stefanis

Producer

Denis Vaslin
Fleur Knopperts

Co-producer

Executive producer

Scenario

Camera

Montage

Set geluid

Geluidsnabewerking

Arne De Beleyr
Renzy Saerens

Sound Design

Pedro Van der Eecken

: Muziek
Viktor Griffioen
Production company
Volya Films
TV company
Evangelische Omroep (EO)
Co-production company
Cassette for Timescapes
Postproduction company
Het Raam Digital Cinema

Title: Als de giraffen komen
Year: 2016
Duration : 1 hour, 24 minutes
Category: Long Documentary
Edition: NFF 2017

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