| Little Dodo | |
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| Based on | Kleiner Dodo, was spielst du? by Hans de Beer |
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| Music by | Henning Lohner |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $4.5 million[1] |
Little Dodo (German:Kleiner Dodo) is a 2008 German animated film directed by Thilo Graf Rothkirch and Ute von Münchow-Pohl,[2][3] based on the book,Kleiner Dodo, was spielst du? by Dutch author Hans de Beer.
It was released in Germany on 1 January 2008 byWarner Bros. Pictures under theirFamily Entertainment label. the film received positive reviews and it grossed over $4 million at the box office.[4][1]
The little orangutan Dodo, who loves all kinds of noises and imitates them, one day finds a strange object (a thingamajig) that had fallen from a truck. The old orangutan Darwin, who used to live with humans, explains to him that it is a violin and introduces him to the secrets of the instrument. With his violin playing, Dodo not only makes his friends laugh. When a severe drought breaks out, he discovers the great secret of his music.
He proves his courage when his friend and teacher is injured. Dodo undertakes the difficult journey to the human settlement to get medicine for his friend. On the way back, he is able to calm and then heal an injured tiger with the help of his music.
The film was released on DVD byWarner Home Video on 5 September 2008.[citation needed]