Khumba Page #5

Synopsis: 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. Khumba is rescued from an opportunistic wild dog by a quirky duo: a wildebeest and an ostrich. Mama V is a self-confessed free spirit who does not want to be the average stay-at-home mom, like other wildebeest. Ironically, she mothers Bradley, a flamboyant but insecure ostrich who overcompensates for his scraggily feathers. When a mystical mantis appears to the foal, drawing a map to what could be
Director(s): Anthony Silverston
Production: Millenium Entertainment
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
85 min
$90,465
Website
749 Views


Oh, the life

of a wandering artiste.

Don't you have a home?

Oh, now you've done it.

The farm was my home,

but life can be cruel

when you're a breed apart,

and no one understands

your fab works of art.

I've been persecuted,

stigmatized.

You might think

I've been demoralized.

Oh, yeah.

But I will survive

Although all my life,

I've been ostracized

Oh, shame.

Poor Bradley.

Patronized, decaberized.

That's not even a real word.

Traumatized.

On several occasions,

I've been hospitalized.

What I've been through,

the doctor visualized

Visualized.

I think I get the picture.

I know they all make fun,

but when all is said and done,

I was ostracized.

Oh, really now, Bradley.

Oh, yeah, laugh at me.

Laugh away, make fun.

But when all is said and done,

I was ostracized

Some birds are just

not meant to be caged,

hey, Bradley?

Maybe some birds aren't

meant to be let out.

I...

And you, Mama V? What are

you on the run from?

Well, it's just not that

important where Mama V is from.

Mama V, don't look back.

Our eyes are only

on where we're going.

Right, Mama V?

Sometimes the past

is best left buried.

Now, I think it's time

for some shut-eye.

Night, Bradley.

Night, Mama V.

Night, Khumba.

Night.

Maybe tomorrow we'll find

ourselves a water hole.

A safe one.

Dog, dog, dog.

All I smell is dog.

I can fix that. I've got a natural

blend of herbs and flowers.

I'll go get you some.

It kills nasty odors dead.

It works on dog, cat, dog...

Dead dog?

I'm trying to avoid that.

The Karoo may be

going to the dogs,

but it doesn't mean

I have to eat one.

The heartburn is a killer.

No!

Khumba.

The Karoo all

looks the same to me.

Did we pass that bush already?

This was on the map, right?

Yeah, I'm sure we're

going the right way.

You better be sure.

'Cause me feathers

go limp in this kind of heat.

Leave off with

the mothering already.

So you don't want

any of this, huh?

I'm still bloated

from breakfast.

Mmm.

Wow, Tombi

would love it out here.

Oh, hello, hello.

Bradley, I wouldn't.

I told you!

Hey, those three peaks

were definitely on the map.

Come on, Bradley.

Let's go!

Let's go, Bradley.

I saw it around here somewhere.

With three peaks, I think...

What's this all about?

And it was right there.

Where? There?

Nigel!

Here, there? I'm confused.

- Oops.

- Nigel!

You found the map.

Yeah, sorry.

Are you sure

it was a map, Tombi?

Yes, and it had to be

where Khumba was going.

What's that?

There's a rustle.

Phango, he's at the fence again.

Who's at the fence?

Thembe, help me.

It's Seto, quick.

He left the fence?

What was he thinking?

I... I followed

Khumba's tracks

into a dry riverbed.

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