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Quirky animated adoption tale has positive role models. Read Common Sense Media's Ape Star review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Linda Hamback
- Andrea Beach
- Viva Pictures
Aug 13, 2021 · Joanna is a feisty young orphan who wants to be adopted more than anything else. When her potential new mom drives up to the orphanage, she gets a big shock as the door opens and a talking...
- Linda Hambäck
- PG
- Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Aug 24, 2021 · The Ape Star: Directed by Linda Hambäck. With Rebecca Gerstmann, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, Stellan Skarsgård. Jonna has lived at the orphanage all her life. One day a Gorilla comes and adopts her.
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- Animation, Family
- Linda Hambäck
- 2021-08-24
This is the first time I ever write a review for a movie on IMDB, but I feel compelled. This movie has had high praise from Swedish media outlets and has two our greatest Hollywood-quality actors, Stellan Skarsgård and Pernilla August (and multiple other actors I hold in high regard) as characters, and the movie is produced and directed by a ...
It takes some time for Jonna to get used to her new mother, but just as everything starts becoming good, the local authorities threaten their existence. Jonna has lived at the orphanage all her...
This animated story from Sweden about an unusual adoption is gently paced, quiet, and quirky. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 17, 2021. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the...
Directed by Linda Hambäck. The orphan Jonna is longing for a mother. One day, an old car stops outside the orphanage and out steps a gorilla that picks Jonna for adoption. It soon becomes clear that they have more things in common than they initially thought.
