Pepe
A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn’t understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these towns.
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Cast
19 people
Jhon Narváez
Pepe
Known for
Green Frontier
Birds of Passage
Sor María Ríos
Betania
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Fareed Matjila
Pepe
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Harmony Ahalwa
Pepe
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Jorge Puntillón García
Candelario
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Shifafure Faustinus
Pepe
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Steven Alexander
Cocorico
Nicolás Marín Caly
Ángel
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Wolfgang Fuhrmann
Cazador Aleman
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Huber Dario de Ossa
Lola
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Alix Valencia Gaviria
Marta
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Christian Stiebahl
Tour Guide
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Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias Director · Roman Lechapelier Cinematographer Camilo Soratti Cinematographer
First release February 20, 2024 · Produced in Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Namibia · Languages Afrikaans, German, Spanish
Production
Monte y Culebra
Production
4 A 4 Productions
Production
Pandora Film
Production
Joe Vision Production
Production
Dominican Republic · France · Germany · Namibia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · German · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 2024
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · January 1, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 6, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 12, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
China
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
July 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
June 28, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Dominican Republic
May 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
January 10, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Japan
October 28, 2024 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 7, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
South Korea
May 3, 2024 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Taiwan
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
United Kingdom
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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