2009 AFI Dallas Film Festival - Seven of Daran: The Battle of Pareo Rock

(The Netherlands, 2008, 86 mins)
35mm
US Premiere
Directed By: Lourens Blok

The Seven of Daran: The Battle of Pareo Rock is the magical story of Charita, a black girl and Jimmy, a white boy, who cooperate to prevent a war and change the course of African history. When Jimmy gets lost in the town market, he finds a baby white giraffe named Seraf locked in a cage. Seraf speaks to Jimmy, telling him about the rising war for land between rival tribes. With Charita’s help, Jimmy sets Seraf free. They embark on an adventure through the jungle, with Seraf’s captors in hot pursuit. Along the way, Seraf helps them and teaches them that they can achieve any goal if they believe in themselves.

This movie is the first in a planned series of seven international family films that will be produced. Each is based on the myth of the Seven of Daran, in which seven talking animals took the fate of the world on their shoulders at the beginning of time. Their mission is to reverse great wrongs and make them right. To achieve this, the animals enlist the help of children to change the viewpoint of adults.

Information from the festival's website