Leo the Lion (2005)

Leo the Lion (2005)

2005-06-17 Italy 77 Min. PG-13
3.206 17 votes

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.

Cast

Neri Marcorè is Leo (voice)
Leo (voice)
Leo Gullotta is Cobo (voice)
Cobo (voice)
Carlo Conti is Zanco (voice)
Zanco (voice)
Simona Marchini is L'Elefantrice (voice)
L'Elefantrice (voice)
Elio Pandolfi is Camea (voice)
Camea (voice)
Dario Penne is Il Tartarugo (voice)
Il Tartarugo (voice)
Emanuela Rossi is Avoria (voice)
Avoria (voice)
Manuel Meli is Elefantino 1 (voice)
Elefantino 1 (voice)
Alex Polidori is Elefantino 2 (voice)
Elefantino 2 (voice)
Federico Mirra is Leonardo (voice)
Leonardo (voice)
Teresa Battaglia is Nanou la Scimmiotta (voice)
Nanou la Scimmiotta (voice)
Eugenia Bonanni is Zebrina (voice)
Zebrina (voice)