מיץ פטל (raspberry juice) is the most popular cold drink among kids in Israel.
It comes as concentrated syrup in a bottle and is mixed with cold water. It is sweet and tasty.
In the movie, however, מיץ פטל is not a drink; it is the name of the main character.
Written by Chaya Shenhav (חיה שנהב) in 1970, the story מיץ פטל became a classic almost overnight. Soon after its publication it was adapted into a successful play, and later into an animated movie, the one you are about to watch.
Many different animals live in the forest, among them מיץ פטל. But nobody knows who מיץ פטל is; it is a secret. The lion and the giraffe decide to find who מיץ פטל is.
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