Le Chat du Rabbin

The Rabbi's Cat
Director
Joann Sfar / Antoine Delesvaux
Country
France
Year
2009
Genre
Animation
Scriptwriters
Joann Sfar / Sandrina Jardel
Production
Autochenille Production
http://www.lechatdurabbin-lefilm.com/

Storyline

Algiers, 1920s. Rabbi Sfar has more than one problem. His beautiful daughter Zlabya is becoming a teenager and above all, his parrot-killing cat has just started talking. The delivery of a box from Russia further complicates things when a painter is discovered inside, more dead than alive. He is on a quest for a hidden tribe and its mythical city in Africa. Convinced that the city exists, he sets off on an incredible adventure, taking with him the Rabbi, his cat, a wise old Arab Sheikh and an eccentric Russian millionaire.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2011
Zabaltegi Specials
Gijon International Film Festival 2012
Animaficx Section

César 2012
Best Animated Feature Film
Gijon International Film Festival 2012
Animaficx Prize

Releases

France (1 of June 2011)