Adventures In Zambezia

Adventures in Zambezia
Let me just confess that I missed this one; don't even know if it hit the theaters. It flew under my radar and, if it weren't for the Blu-ray and DVD release, I would have never known about it. And it would have been a shame, because "Adventures in Zambezia" rocks! This is one truly entertaining and funny animated movie for the whole family, that come to us from South Africa, of all places.

The story takes place in the beautiful African landscape, where we immediately meet young Kai and his father Tendai, two intrepid falcons that are freely flying in the majestic sky of the savannas and canyons. Tendai is teaching Kai to improve his flying and hunting techniques. The father is a little angry, because his son doesn't follow instructions and is not careful enough. Once they return to their nest, they have an argument, because Kai wants to be more able to explore and see new places. Tendai leaves the nest, and leaves Kai alone for a while. It is at this time that they...

Really Fun Movie...Reminds Me of "Rio"
Crazy birds, competent animation, and particularly a smashing South African soundtrack....this is one of the lesser known films for the whole family. This is a movie where the story unfolds only between the animals.

A young falcon (Kai) is brought up by his father bird alone in an African desert, but dreams of becoming independent and meeting friends. His father is anxiously overprotective, wants to isolate the young bird from danger, but ultimately Kai learns that somewhere in Africa there is a "bird oasis" - a world where birds flock and are safe from harm. Dad (Tendai) knows about the bird sanctuary...but has never encouraged his son to travel there or learn from the other birds. Curious. Bored and lonely and rebellious, Kai decides to wing it on his own to see Zambezia for himself. Here, the young fellow learns about his birth in Zambezia, falls in love, and struggles to prove himself worthy in the avian community. But there are predatory birds and lizards who...

saw the preview
we had seen the preview to this movie and thought it looked good and was not disappointed thank you so much

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