Synopsis
Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Joann Sfar, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the story of a rabbi and his talking cat – a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi’s voluptuous teenage daughter.
Algeria in the 1930s is an intersection of Jewish, Arab and French culture. A cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and miraculously gains the ability to speak. Along with the power of speech comes unparalleled sardonic wit, and the cat – and filmmaker Sfar – spare no group or individual as they skewer faith, tradition and authority in a provocative exploration of (among other things) God, lust, death, phrenology, religious intolerance, interspecies love, and the search for truth. Rich with the colors, textures, flavors and music of Mediterranean Africa, the film embarks on a cross continent adventure from the tiled terraces, fountains, quays and cafes of colonial Algiers to Maghrebi tent camps, dusty trading outposts, and deep blue Saharan nights in search of a lost Ethiopian city.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $4,301 (100.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 0.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO |
$5,821 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,801-17,900) |
17,872 |
$4,301 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) |
9,975 |
$1,433,922 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) |
14,405 |
$1,438,223 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) |
8,769 |
$4,301 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: |
December 7th, 2012 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Rabbi's Cat |
| Video Release: |
May 7th, 2013 by Gkids, released as The Rabbi's Cat |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
90 minutes |
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| Keywords: |
Jewish, Letting Go, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Voiceover/Narration, Bigotry, Dream Sequence, Arabs |
| Source: | Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Autochenille Productions, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, UGC, Banjo Studio, France 3 Cinema |
| Production Countries: |
Austria, France |
| Languages: |
Arabic, French, Russian |
