''Zoop in Africa'' ( nl, Zoop in Afrika) is a 2005 Dutch

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directed by Dennis Bots and Johan Nijenhuis. The film is based on the TV series ''

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'' and is followed by ''

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'' (2006) and '' Zoop in South America'' (2007). The film was recorded on multiple locations in South Africa. The film premiered on July 10, 2005 at the Tuschinski theatre in Amsterdam.

Plot

ZOOP Shooting in Africa Nicolette van Dam Sander Jan Klerk Ewout Genemans

Eight youngsters studying for zookeeper in the Netherlands travel to Africa, to work in a wildpark and enhance their knowledge. During the flight to their destination their plane crashes in the middle of the jungle and they are completely dependent on each other. They decide to split up in two groups in the search for help. Aside from the survival challenge, the owners of the wildpark want to get rid of the rangers too. When Bionda gets lost, things go from bad to worse. Then they encounter an African tribe who doesn't have good intentions either.

Cast

* Viviënne van den Assem (Elise Pardoel) * Juliette van Ardenne (Sira Schilt) * Nicolette van Dam (Bionda Kroonenberg) * Ewout Genemans (Bastiaan van Diemen) * Jon Karthaus (Moes Brinksma) * Patrick Martens (Mike Bosboom) *

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(Taffie Arends) *

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(Aaron Zomerkamp) *

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(Safira) *

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(Cornelis de Groot) * Sabine Koning (Gaby Komproe) * Raymi Sambo (Bowey Berenger) * Ernst Löw (Siegfried Schilt) * Pieternel Pouwels (Maxime Schilt) * Kim Boekhoorn (Filo Schilt)

Awards

The film received a

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and a "Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoop In Africa 2005 films 2000s adventure comedy films Dutch adventure comedy films 2000s Dutch-language films Zulu-language films 2000s English-language films Films set in Africa Films based on television series 2005 comedy films Films directed by Dennis Bots Films directed by Johan Nijenhuis 2005 multilingual films Dutch multilingual films