Babar: King of the Elephants

Long live happiness!

1999 • 80 min • Family · Animation

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Synopsis

Babar is a young elephant in the great forest. Whilst out with his mother a hunter kills his mother and he flees to escape the same fate. He eventually finds himself in a human city and experiences the many differences between city and forest life. Treated as an outsider he is taken in by an elderly woman, dressed in fancy suits, taught to write and count and is brought up in human culture.

Our family guide

Best from age 4

Movie Knight Score

30 reviews

62 Audience · 30 · 100%

Young elephant Babar’s life changes forever when his mother is killed by a hunter. He escapes to a human city, where he is taken in by a kind old woman and learns about human culture. Babar eventually returns to the forest to become king of the elephants.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

A parent elephant is killed by a hunter.
Babar grieves for his lost mother.

What it models well

Empathy and kindness
Adaptability to new environments
The importance of leadership

Talk about it after

Coping with loss and grief
The contrast between city and nature
Responsibility of a leader

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