Synopsis
افريكانو
The story of Badr, a young veterinarian, and his brother in law ‘Essaam, their desire for success and the seeming good fortune they encounter. Their life turned upside down when they get news that they have inherited a Zoo from Badr's uncle in South Africa. Badr and ‘Essaam fly to South Africa where they meet Gameela, Badr's niece, they find that the zoo is facing many problems. Badr, ‘Essaam, and Gameela face such challenges as vicious lion attacks, greedy bankers, treacherous relatives, with the help of Shaaker the father's lawyer and Adam, the loyal family employee.
Comedy + Action in Other Asia
20 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Africano itself).
The 2000–2002 Other Asia Window
Africano holds position #12 of 20 Other Asia films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Africano premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Other Asia films in 2001.
The 125th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 47% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Other Asia films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Africano, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- zoo · 5
- africa · 4
- park · 4
- south africa · 1
- africano · 1
- doctor · 25
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #318 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #88 of 183 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | September 11, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0290402 |