

Leo the Lion
Genres
Overview
It’s a hard life for young Leo: his family just doesn’t understand why he’s a vegetarian lion. His solitude ends when he meets Avoria, the elephant queen, who has recently given birth to two calves with braided tails. Mysteriously widowed, Avoria is courted by dapper Zanco. By a series of misfortunes she is separated from her young. Leo steps in to take care of them: thus begins his search for legendary Milk Lake, during which he experiences all sorts of incredible adventures. This fable with a happy ending handles the themes of diversity and racism with engaging originality.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
77 min
Release Date
2005-06-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
3.184
Neri Marcorè
Leo (voice)
Leo Gullotta
Cobo (voice)
Carlo Conti
Zanco (voice)
Simona Marchini
L'Elefantrice (voice)
Elio Pandolfi
Camea (voice)
Dario Penne
Il Tartarugo (voice)
Emanuela Rossi
Avoria (voice)
Manuel Meli
Elefantino 1 (voice)
Alex Polidori
Elefantino 2 (voice)
Federico Mirra
Leonardo (voice)
Teresa Battaglia
Nanou la Scimmiotta (voice)
Eugenia Bonanni
Zebrina (voice)
Emanuela Baroni
Mamma Leonessa (voice)
Gerolamo Alchieri
Crok (voice)
Manfredi Aliquò
Drill (voice)
Luigi Ferraro
Iena Capo (voice)
Leonardo Graziano
Avvoltoio Capo (voice)
Roberta Gasparetti
Leopardessa (voice)
Diana Anselmo
Giraffa (voice)
Sergio Fiorentini
Ippopotamo (voice)
Antonio Sanna
Serpente (voice)
Jacopo Gasparetti
Nipotino (voice)
Valeria Vidali
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Alessandro Budroni
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Antonio Bonanotte
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Paola Bacchetti
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Ambrogio Colombo
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Furio Pergolani
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Mattia Nissolino
Voci Addizionali (voice)
Benedetta Manfredi
Voci Addizionali (voice)
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