The Rabbi's Cat

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy · 2011Not Rated

Algeria in the 1930s is an intersection of Jewish, Arab and French culture. A cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter eats the family parrot and miraculously gains the ability to speak. Along with the power of speech comes unparalleled sardonic wit, and the cat spares no group or individual as it skewers faith, tradition and authority in a provocative exploration of God, death, lust and the search for truth. Rich with the colors, textures, flavors and music of Mediterranean Africa, the film embarks on a cross-continent comedic adventure through colonial Algiers and under vast Saharan skies in search of a lost Ethiopian city.

Starring

Maryline Monthieux, François Morel, Stéphane Batut, Hafsia Herzi, Joann Sfar, Maurice Bénichou, Joann Sfar, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Joann Sfar, Daniel Cohen

Director

Antoine Delesvaux

Producer

Clement Oubrerie