Ozi: Voice of the Forest Movie Details:
Country | United Kingdom France United States India |
Language | English |
Genre | Animation |
Release date | June 13, 2023 (Annecy) August 16, 2024 (United Kingdom) |
Running time | 1hr 27min |
Starring | Amandla Stenberg Laura Dern Donald Sutherland Djimon Hounsou |
Directed by | Tim Harper |
Written by | Ricky Roxburgh |
Produced by | Mike Medavoy Leonardo DiCaprio Rodrigo Blaas Ramsay McBean Philip Watson Keith Chapman Graham Appleby Adam Stanhope |
Edited by | Mélanie Moulin |
Music by | Richard Harvey Elwin Hendrijanto |
Casting By | Rebecca Farhall Gail Stevens |
Production Design by | Stéphane Daegelen |
Production Company | Appian Way Productions GCI Film |
Distributor | Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom) Ketchup Entertainment (United States) |
Ozi: Voice of the Forest Movie Cast & Characters:
- Amandla Stenberg as Ozi
- Laura Dern as Ozi’s Mother
- Donald Sutherland as Albino Crocodile
- Djimon Hounsou as Ozi’s Father
- RuPaul as Gurd
- Dean-Charles Chapman as Chance
- Rachel Shenton as Kirani Hands
- Urzila Carlson as Honkus
- Kemah Bob as Jelly
- Hugh Bonneville as The Narrator
Storyline:
This is the story of Ozi, an orphan orangutan who uses her influencer skills to save her forest and home from deforestation.
About Ozi: Voice of the Forest Movie:
Ozi: Voice of the Forest is an animated film written by Ricky Roxburgh and directed by Tim Harper. It voice cast are Amandla Stenberg, Laura Dern, Donald Sutherland, and Djimon Hounsou.
In July 2021, it was announced that Stenberg and several other actors were cast in voice roles for the film.
In October 2023, it was announced that Signature Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In June 2024, it was announced that Ketchup Entertainment acquired North American rights to the film.
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2023. Full-length scenes of the film were previously revealed at Annecy on June 15, 2022. It was released in theaters in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2024.