Thabo and the Rhino Case

Thabo and the Rhino Case (2023) is a German family film directed by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt — watch it online on iFILM. Rated PG, running 93 minutes, it follows eleven-year-old Thabo, who badly wants to be a detective like the ones in movies.

He lives in Hlatikulu, a small savannah village where nothing criminal ever happens — until a rhino is killed in the neighbouring safari park for its horn. Suddenly Thabo has a real case: evidence, suspects, and an orphaned rhino calf that needs looking after. Together with his new friend Emma, he works through the clues and tracks the poachers. The film earns its kid-detective premise honestly — Thabo actually reasons his way to answers rather than getting lucky. Watch Thabo and the Rhino Case (2023) online on iFILM.