The Ark
2007
Synopsis
"The Ark" is an animated film that comically recreates the misadventures of the passengers of the Ark, a huge ocean liner built by Noah at the request of God. The coexistence on board, both of the thousands of animals and of the humans, doesn´t turn out to be exactly pleasurable.
While predators plan to eat the herbivores, the good Noah fails to steer the ship´s course, perhaps because of his nearsightedness, or because he always lived in the desert, but mainly because of the fighting and lack of solidarity among the members of his family, that consists of three sons and their wives.
The lion, who is supposed to be the king of the animals, is in this case an irresponsible young creature named Xiro, who is convinced that this is a pleasure cruise. Meanwhile Bombay, his unconditional friend and personal masseuse, gives him eccentric advice, and Kairel, his accidental travel companion who is secretly in love with him, tries to convey to him the leadership skills he lacks of.
In the shadows, the spiteful tiger Dagnino, backed by a gang of predators will make every effort to overthrow Xiro, while Farfan and Esther, two greedy merchants who boarded the Ark as stowaways to flee from the climatic disaster, conspire against Noah to take control of the boat.
From heaven, God will monitor step by step the course of events, accompanied by his faithful assistant and scribe Ángel, who gathers literary material for the book that´s destined to become the biggest bestseller of all time.
Technical Sheet
2007, 90 min, 35 mm, Color, Dolby Digital
Argentina / Animation, Family
Screenplay - Axel Nacher, Fernando Schmidt Bescio
Screenplay Adaptation - Enrique A. Cortés
Screenplay Collaboration - Barbara Di Girolamo
Direction - Juan Pablo Buscarini
Cast (Voices) - Juan Carlos Mesa, Jorge Guinzburg, Mariana Fabbiani, Alejandro Fantino, Diego Topa, Carolina Ibarra, David Rotemberg, Rolo Villar, Mariano Chiesa, Lucila Gómez
With the special participation of Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú, Alejandro Dolina, Lalo Mir
Produced by Patagonik Film Group, Production Group S.L. (Italia)
Associate Producer - Patricio Tobal
Executive Production - Pablo Bossi, Ariel Saúl, Roberto Di Girolamo, Camillo Tetti
Line Producer - María Laura Moure
Assistant Director - Cecilia Artigas
Animation Direction - Pedro Blumenbaum
Production Design - Sebastián Barreiro
Set Design - Nelson Luty
Character Design - Nicolás Menge
Storyboard & Layout Direction - Mariano Navarro
Digital Painting - Roxana Sangiorgi
Digital Composition - Claudio Langsam, Nicolás Fernández
Editing - César Custodio
Sound Design - Abbate & Díaz
Original Music - Daniel Tarrab, Andrés Goldstein
Casting (Voices) - Lucila Gómez
Production Coordination - Oso Thompson
Postproduction Coordination - Daniel Martínez
Launching in Argentina - Andrés Schaer y Pablo Ingercher (Patagonik)
Graphic Design - Andrea Simons
Distributed in Latinamerica by Buena Vista International
Distributed elsewhere by Film Export Group
Supported by INCAA
The Ark
2007
Synopsis
"The Ark" is an animated film that comically recreates the misadventures of the passengers of the Ark, a huge ocean liner built by Noah at the request of God. The coexistence on board, both of the thousands of animals and of the humans, doesn´t turn out to be exactly pleasurable.
While predators plan to eat the herbivores, the good Noah fails to steer the ship´s course, perhaps because of his nearsightedness, or because he always lived in the desert, but mainly because of the fighting and lack of solidarity among the members of his family, that consists of three sons and their wives.
The lion, who is supposed to be the king of the animals, is in this case an irresponsible young creature named Xiro, who is convinced that this is a pleasure cruise. Meanwhile Bombay, his unconditional friend and personal masseuse, gives him eccentric advice, and Kairel, his accidental travel companion who is secretly in love with him, tries to convey to him the leadership skills he lacks of.
In the shadows, the spiteful tiger Dagnino, backed by a gang of predators will make every effort to overthrow Xiro, while Farfan and Esther, two greedy merchants who boarded the Ark as stowaways to flee from the climatic disaster, conspire against Noah to take control of the boat.
From heaven, God will monitor step by step the course of events, accompanied by his faithful assistant and scribe Ángel, who gathers literary material for the book that´s destined to become the biggest bestseller of all time.
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Patagonik is a leading company in Latin America in production, distribution and marketing of feature films. Integrated by Buena Vista International, Artear Argentina and Cinecolor Argentina, Patagonik is endowed with a unique competitive advantage for the development of the film business in the region.
The product of Patagonik is defined by a quality film, industrially manufactured, with an original point of view and a strong connection with the spectator.