The Ape Star

2021 · 75 min · ★ 5.7 · Animation, Family

The orphan Jonna is longing for a mother. One day, an old car stops outside the orphanage and out steps a gorilla that picks Jonna for adoption. It soon becomes clear that they have more things in common than they initially thought. When they start becoming a family, Tord from the local authorities shows up and threatens to send Jonna back to the orphanage.

Directed by Linda Hambäck · Written by Janne Vierth

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Pernilla August Gorilla (voice)
Rebecca Gerstmann Jonna (voice)
Stellan Skarsgård Tord Fjordmark (voice)
Melinda Kinnaman Gerd (voice)
Jack Bergenholtz
Tova Magnusson
Simon Norrthon
Omid Khansari
Gunnar Bohlin
Per Broman
Rose Alloing
Frida Bargo

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