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“Pure magic… a tale of childlike wonder and innocence that speaks to open-minded humans of any age.” - Hollywood Reporter A hit at last year's Cannes Film Festival, Azur and Asmar is a modern-day fable about two contrasting young men - one dark, the other fair - who go from best buddies to rivals in love and conquest. Contending with magic spells and danger, they embark on their individual journeys to rescue the Djinn Fairy and the possibility of loving each other again. Universally accepted as a masterpiece, every frame of this animated marvel pops with colour and enchantment but, more than just an aesthetic delight, it serves as an elegant plea for racial and religious tolerance. From the imaginative mind of animator Michel Ocelot (Kirikou and the Sorceress). MIFF recommends: Age 8+. Low sense of threat.
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D/S Michel Ocelot P Patrick Juarez, Christophe Rossignon, Stéphane Sorlet, Viviana Turchi WS Wild Bunch L French and Arabic w/English subtitles TD 35mm/2006/89mins