Leo the Lion
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- Runtime
- 77 mins
It’s a hard life for young Leo: his family just doesn’t understand why he’s a vegetarian lion. His solitude ends when he meets Avoria, the elephant queen, who has recently given birth to two calves with braided tails. Mysteriously widowed, Avoria is courted by dapper Zanco. By a series of misfortunes she is separated from her young. Leo steps in to take care of them: thus begins his search for legendary Milk Lake, during which he experiences all sorts of incredible adventures. This fable with a happy ending handles the themes of diversity and racism with engaging originality.
It’s a hard life for young Leo: his family just doesn’t understand why he’s a vegetarian lion. His solitude ends when he meets Avoria, the elephant queen, who has recently given birth to two calves with braided tails. Mysteriously widowed, Avoria is courted by dapper Zanco. By a series of misfortunes she is separated from her young. Leo steps in to take care of them: thus begins his search for legendary Milk Lake, during which he experiences all sorts of incredible adventures. This fable with a happy ending handles the themes of diversity and racism with engaging originality.
Cast
- Neri Marcorè
- Leo Gullotta
- Carlo Conti
- Simona Marchini
- Elio Pandolfi
- Dario Penne
- Emanuela Rossi
- Manuel Meli
- Alex Polidori
- Federico Mirra
- Teresa Battaglia
- Eugenia Bonanni
- Emanuela Baroni
- Gerolamo Alchieri
- Manfredi Aliquò
- Luigi Ferraro
- Leonardo Graziano
- Roberta Gasparetti
- Diana Anselmo
- Sergio Fiorentini
- Antonio Sanna
- Jacopo Gasparetti
- Valeria Vidali
- Alessandro Budroni
- Antonio Bonanotte
- Paola Bacchetti
- Ambrogio Colombo
- Furio Pergolani
- Mattia Nissolino
- Benedetta Manfredi
Director
- Mario Cambi
Producers
- Veronica Salvi
- Mario Ambrosino
- Monica Bonomi
Screenwriter
- Pierstefano Marangoni
- Mario Cambi
