Runa Simi (2025)
• June 5th, 2025 • 1h 21min
Documentary
Overview
The stirring and sensitive Runa Simi follows an indigenous Peruvian man and his young son in their ambitious quest to fully dub Disney’s animated “The Lion King” in their native Quechua — and, in the process, protect and rescue this disappearing Peruvian language.
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