Animated film from South Africa: a young falcon takes off to become a Hurricane flyer and save his father.

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Kai is a young falcon who decides to leave the nest against his father's wishes and fly to the big bird city of Zambezia. Once there, he applies to join the Hurricanes, an elite troupe of raptors who look after Zambezia's security. His resourcefulness and speed will come in handy, because the carrion eating Marabus have joined forces with a giant lizard to disturb the peace of this avian paradise. But it will take more than just the Hurricanes to ward off this danger – the whole bird community will have to stick together.

The quality of a computer animated film isn't always guaranteed if it's not from Pixar or another US studio, but the South African production Zambezia makes a great impression despite its low budget. And its 3D effects do better than hold their own against more expensive competitors!