Tafiti - Across the Desert

Name: Tafiti - Across the Desert
Duration: 1 h 21 min

1hr 21m

3.0/5 (141)

1hr 21m
3.0/5 (141)

Tafiti, a young meerkat, initially rejects friendship with Bristles, a bush pig. When his grandpa is bitten by a snake Tafiti sets off to find the flower for… More Details »

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Release Date:

Jan 30, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 21m

Synopsis

Tafiti, a young meerkat, initially rejects friendship with Bristles, a bush pig. When his grandpa is bitten by a snake Tafiti sets off to find the flower for the cure. Bristles wants to prove that adventures are always better with friends.

Moviegoers are saying

This German animated desert adventure about Tafiti the meerkat divides families as much as critics, with some kids enchanted by the slow-paced journey while others check out after five minutes. Reviewers consistently note the film's resemblance to Disney's Timon and Pumbaa, though the execution falls short of its inspiration with notably rough animation and a surprisingly mean-spirited tone.

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Animation-Rough

Desert-Adventure

Family-Divider

Budget-Struggles

Mean-Spirited

Timon-Pumbaa-Wannabe

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RATINGS 1 FANS

3.0

Mar 7, 2026

Timon and Pumbaa when it's not Hakuna Matata.

28 Likes

RED

Feb 12, 2026

Timon and Pumbaa in the desert, wasn't too bad and the ending was cute. 🏜️ 6.4/10

20 Likes

GuiiiGuiii

Jun 10, 2026

Il y a quelques bonnes intentions mais aussi pas mal de moments stupides. Les personnages sont sympathiques mais le film prend vraiment trop son temps et il n'y a finalement aucun moment marquant.

5 Likes

Calvinskylark
May 31, 2026

Sunday morning bonging time with the boys. A so-so desert adventure with a meerkat and some friends he meets along the way. Animation wasn't the best, but the desert environment meant they could get away with a lot of it. Packs a decent adventure and the characters are…

12 Likes

PUNQ

Feb 5, 2026

Un dessin-animé sans grande prétention ( les 1h21 n'aide pas forcément.) Mais qui fais le taff divertir petit ( et grand comme moi.) Je ne devais pas le voir ( manque de temps et les horaires pas adaptés j’aurai rater un truc quand-même. Pour finir, c’est ce genre de…

17 Likes

quentinatmidnight

Sep 27, 2025

Indirim var diye gittik oflu hoca 5 daha mi cok sarardi acaba

10 Likes

Hamidnolan
Jan 24, 2026

Yup, i was tricked by my dumbass brain, thinking this was the meerkat and boar from Lion King.

8 Likes

JoeJoeJoe

Sep 7, 2025

Nina Wels hat sich im deutschen 3D-Animationsfilm-Rabbithole-Projekt mit den jeweils ersten filmischen Umsetzungen der Franchises „Kleiner Drache Kokosnuss“ & „Ritter Rost“ wahrlich nicht mit Ruhm bekleckert, diese hohlwändigen, im Fall von „Ritter Rost“ auch ideologisch…

7 Likes

mitc

Jun 30, 2025

"Timon und Pumbaa, das Erdmännchen und das Warzenschwein aus Disneys Zeichentrickklassiker „Der König der Löwen“, bekommen auf der großen Leinwand Gesellschaft. Mit Tafiti und Pinsel schickt sich ein ganz ähnliches Duo an, Kinder und Eltern zu unterhalten. Seine Premiere…

6 Likes

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