Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Neri Marcorè as Leo (voice)
- Leo Gullotta as Cobo (voice)
- Carlo Conti as Zanco (voice)
- Simona Marchini as L'Elefantrice (voice)
- Elio Pandolfi as Camea (voice)
- Dario Penne as Il Tartarugo (voice)
- Emanuela Rossi as Avoria (voice)
- Manuel Meli as Elefantino 1 (voice)
- Alex Polidori as Elefantino 2 (voice)
- Federico Mirra Cast
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