The Ape Star

Story

Age recommendation: 6 years and older.

ANIMATION Orphan Jonna‘s long-held wish is finally coming true. She’s finally going to have a Mum. But it’s a shock to find out that the lady in question is a gorilla that lives in a scrapyard! Jonna quickly realizes that this unusual Mum is very loving and they have a lot of fun together. But Jonna’s new home is soon under threat from a greedy businessman who wants to build a swimming pool. And Jonna and her new Mum are not going to let that happen!

 

Kindly supported by FISCHERAPPELT AG

Director

LINDA HAMBÄCK (*1974) makes animated shorts for children. She was born in South Korea and studied in Sweden at the University for Film, Radio, TV and Theatre. Her first feature Gordon & Paddy was shown in 2018 in the MICHEL section.

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