Lionel

by Mohammed Soudani

An 11-year-old living in Switzerland with his mother and stepfather, Lionel takes advantage of a school trip to a zoo to get close to an old caged lion, who begins communicating with him by asking him to find a way to free him and return him to his Africa.

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DATA SHEET

Orginal title:

Lionel

Year:

2010

Length (min.):

94'

Original language:

Italiano / Italian

Subtitles:

Inglese / English

Production:

AMKA Films Productions SA

Co-Producers:

RSI, Nykady's Production (Costa d'Avorio)

Worlds sales:

AMKA Films Distributions

Distributors:

AMKA Films Distributions

With the support of:

Dipartimento female della cultura, Television Production Fund Sarl, Repubblica del canton Ticino, fondo FilmPlus della Svizzera italiana, Suisa Foundation

Festivals
(selection):

22. Internationales Filmfestival Innsbruck
6. Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Gilching
47. Solothurner Filmtage, Solothurn
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Chicago
10th Festival internacional de cine”Nueva Mirada” para la infancia y la juventud, Buenos Aires
4. Film Festival Centovalli, Intragna

Official website:

https://www.amka.ch/portfolio/lionel/

CONTACT

AMKA Films Productions SA
https://www.amka.ch/

SYNOPSIS

Many years ago, men and lions used to live in peace together and were allies. They protected each other. But little by little men forgot about their deal and in the end the lions did the same” . These are the words that Lionel's dying grand-father whispered to him in his village in Africa. Lionel is an 11-year-old boy who leaves happily in Switzerland with his mother and step-father.During a school trip to the zoo, Lionel is irresistibly attracted to an old lion lying in a cage. The lion startsto communicate with him and asks him to find a way to set him free in order to go back to Africa. With the help of his best friend Federico and of his classmates, Lionel is determined to keep his promise...

LOCATION

Locarno, Ascona and surroundings