It tells a story inspired by a historical fact. Maki is a 10-year-old boy who has become friend with Zarafa, an orphan giraffe, offered by the Pasha of Egypt to the King Charles X of France, to help him liberate Alexandria from the Turkish invaders.

Maki accompanies Zarafa in its trip between Alexandria and Paris, crossing the dessert, travelling in a balloon, sailing on a pirate ship, discovering the snow in the Alps, fighting against wolves, meeting the king of France to finally, being persecuted and then made prisoner by a fearsome slave trader.

However, Maki only has one idea in his head: To take Zarafa back to Africa. To do it, Maki will go from adventure to adventure helped by the next friends: Hassan, the Bedouin, the astronaut Malaterre, the cows Maunh and Sounh, Bouboulina, the pirate.

AUTHOR:

Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie

DIRECTOR:

Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie