Khumba - The Lesser Known 3D Animation That Kids Will Love

I bet most of you have not heard of the upcoming 3D animation movie about a half-striped zebra called, Khumba. Have you?

It as actually one of the selected film in TIFF 2013 (Toronto International Film Festival). Directed by lesser known Anthony Silverston and voiced by Jake T. Austin, AnnaSophia Robb, Steve Buscemi and Liam Neeson (yes, no typo here).

I believed the film will be in limited release but basing on the only trailer released so far, it actually seems like quite fun and will appeal to kids (like in the case of Ice Age films). Before watching the trailer and movie stills, check out the synopsis below (source : imdb.com) :

A half-striped zebra is born into an insular, isolated herd obsessed with stripes. Rumors that the strange foal is cursed spread and, before long, he is blamed for the drought that sets into the Great Karoo. When even his father, the leader of the herd, blames him for the lack of rain and the subsequent death of his mother, the outcast zebra leaves the confines of his home knowing that he cannot survive in the herd without all his stripes. 

Khumba ventures beyond the fence - vulnerable to the ferocious Leopard, Phango, who controls the waterholes and terrorizes the animals in the Great Karoo. When a mystical mantis appears to the foal, drawing a map to what could be...

Now... Keep reading for the trailer and movie stills.

Trailer of Khumba:

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Cheers!