{"id":505,"date":"2013-07-26T13:16:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T11:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=505"},"modified":"2013-09-13T11:16:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T09:16:52","slug":"khumba-marks-first-3d-animated-feature-film-to-be-released-in-afrikaans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2013\/07\/26\/khumba-marks-first-3d-animated-feature-film-to-be-released-in-afrikaans\/","title":{"rendered":"Khumba Marks First 3D Animated Feature Film To Be Released In Afrikaans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an exciting first for South Africa, \u2018Khumba\u2019, the South Africa film about a half-striped zebra who is blamed for the drought by his superstitious herd and forced to go in search of a magic waterhole, will be released in Afrikaans in cinemas when it opens on 25 October 2013.<\/p>\n

\u2018Khumba\u2019 is the second animated feature produced by Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios, following the successful global release of \u2018Adventures in Zambezia\u2019. It features the voice of Liam Neeson as a malicious leopard, as well as the voices of Jake T Austin, AnnaSophia Robb, Lawrence Fishburn and Steve Buscemi. The film is directed by Anthony Silverston.<\/p>\n

\u2018Khumba\u2019 tells a story which is universal, so we are delighted to be able to release it in both English and Afrikaans as it will appeal to a wider audience,\u201d says director, Anthony Silverstone. \u201cIt\u2019s a great family story about the struggle to feel comfortable in your own skin and learning to fit in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film tells the story of Khumba, a zebra who has only half his stripes. When he is blamed for the lack of rain by the rest of his insular, superstitious herd, he embarks on a daring quest. In his search for the legendary waterhole where the first zebras got their stripes, Khumba meets a quirky range of characters and teams up with an unlikely duo: Mama V, an overprotective wildebeest, and Bradley, a self-obsessed, flamboyant ostrich. But before he can reunite with his herd, Khumba has to come face to face with Phango, a sadistic leopard who controls the waterholes and terrorizes all the animals in the Great Karoo. It’s not all black and white in this colorful adventure with a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a delightful story that is beautifully told,\u201d says Helen Kuun, CEO of Indigenous Film Distribution, which is releasing the film locally. \u201cTo be able to release a 3D animated film of this quality in Afrikaans is a major achievement for the industry and it\u2019s sure to delight audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

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