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.
Directed by Mario Cambi
lion
coming of age
vegetarianism
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Letterboxd
1.6 / 5
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Cast
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)
Teresa Battaglia
Nanou la Scimmiotta (voice)
Gerolamo Alchieri
Crok (voice)
Manfredi Aliquò
Drill (voice)
Crew
Mario Cambi
Director
Mario Cambi
Screenplay
Claudio Di Mauro
Editor
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Jan Nat
1.0★ · 02/01/26
HOW THE FUCK CAN A LION BE VEGETARIAN AND ABLE TO HAVE SEX AND MULTIPLY WITH A FUCKING ELEPHENT?!?!?
HOW THE FUCK CAN A LION BE VEGETARIAN AND ABLE TO HAVE SEX AND MULTIPLY WITH A FUCKING ELEPHENT?!?!?
Casey Holt
Erin is no longer allowed to recommend ‘movies’
Erin is no longer allowed to recommend ‘movies’
Hannah
1.7★ · 04/19/25
All I’ll say is that Matthew Mercer killed it, half of the star is for him 🫶🏼
I think about this movie an unhealthy amount. It has left a bigger impact on me than fight club or inception or any other movie. My goal in life is to share this movie with as many people as possible
All I’ll say is that Matthew Mercer killed it, half of the star is for him 🫶🏼
I think about this movie an unhealthy amount. It has left a bigger impact on me than fight club or inception or any other movie. My goal in life is to share this movie with as many people as possible
Spence
4.0★ · 12/08/23
The lion-elephant hybrid babies were really just the cherry on top of this masterpiece.
The lion-elephant hybrid babies were really just the cherry on top of this masterpiece.