30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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My Giraffe (2017) 6

Netherlands, Belgium, Germany | 2017 | 75 min.

Patterson Pepps has a best friend: Raf, a giraffe. Raf and Patterson grow up together as Patterson lives next to the zoo and they are born on the exact same day. When they reach the age that they have to go to school for the first time, they are very excited. On the first day, Patterson even stuffs all kinds of plants in his backpack to make sure Raf has enough to eat. When Patterson realizes Raf isn’t going to join him at school, he comes up with a brilliant plan to bring Raf to school.

CountryNetherlands, Belgium, Germany
Year2017
Duration75 min
Rating6
LanguageDutch
SubtitleEnglish, Simultanneous transla
Directed by Barbara Bredero
Screenplay Mirjam Oomkes, Laura Weeda
Director of Photography Coen Stroeve N.S.C.
Music Corinna Zink, Claudia Mattai del Moro
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Biography

A Dutch director. She studied theater, film and TV at university in Amsterdam. She led with the feature family film Morrison Gets a Baby Sister (Morrison krijgt een zusje, 2008). She's made a wealth of TV series and of her films we'll mention, e.g. the comedy series Mister Twister (Mees Kees, 2012, 2014-2015).

Friendship, Family, School, Fantasy