# Fröhliches Madagascar (2009)

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**Original title**: *Merry Madagascar*
**Runtime**: 30 min
**Genres**: Animation, Family
**Directed by**: David Soren
**Written by**: Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, David Soren
**Starring**: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The film turns Christmas into a slapstick survival gig for four zoo refugees. A Santa who forgets his own job needs their help to get back on track while a dancing lemur happily seizes the spotlight. It lands somewhere between yule log and pratfall.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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