
Lionel
“Many years ago, men and lions used to live in peace together and were allies. They protected each other. But little by little men forgot about their deal and in the end the lions did the same.” These are the words that Lionel’s dying grand-father whispered to him in his village in Africa. Lionel is an 11-year-old boy who leaves happily in Switzerland with his mother and step-father. During a school trip to the zoo, Lionel is irresistibly attracted to an old lion lying in a cage. The lion starts to communicate with him and asks him to find a way to set him free in order to go back to Africa. With the help of his best friend Federico and of his classmates, Lionel is determined to keep his promise…
Top Billed Cast
Max Tardioli
Lionel
Lorenzo Tanzi
Federico
Aurora Andreaus
Elisa
Amedeo Magnaghi
Antonio

Fabrizio Rongione
Daniele
Featured Crew
Ariel Salati
Cinematography
Diego Ricco
Sound Designer
Sandro Hess
Location Sound Mixer

Pietro Zuercher
Cinematography

Riccardo Studer
Sound Designer
Fabrizio Dörig
Cinematography

Riccardo Studer
Sound Editor

Hans Künzi
Recording Supervision
Alberto Meroni
Cinematography
Diego Ricco
Music
Sara Beltrame
Writer
Gianni Schmidhauser
Editor