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Khumba

Khumba

Half a zebra, a whole lot of adventure!

20136.01h 25m

Overview

A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich; they defeat the tyrannical leopard and save his herd.

Directed by Anthony Silverston
Written by Raffaella Delle Donne, Anthony Silverston, Jonathan Roberts
Produced by Vanessa Ann Sinden, Mike Buckland, Jean-Michel Koenig
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $27.2M

Top Cast

Jake T. Austin

Jake T. Austin

Khumba (voice)

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Phango (voice)

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Skalk (voice)

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

Tombi (voice)

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Seko (voice)

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Bradley (voice)

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Mama V (voice)

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Lungisa (voice)

Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

Nora (voice)

Jennifer Cody

Jennifer Cody

Fifi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Khumba

Khumba is a animation, adventure, family film released in 2013 exploring themes of self-discovery, africa, zebra, anthropomorphism, wild animal, animals. Directed by Anthony Silverston, it stars Jake T. Austin, Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi. A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich; they defeat the tyrannical leopard and save his herd.

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