'Jungle Beat: The Movie' (2021)
This animated kids' movie shows viewers two different species--jungle animals and aliens--and how both species coexist.

Faruk and Ali meet on a bus. They are about the same age but they are on their way to opposite destinations. Faruk is going to do his military service in the Turkish army while Ali is on his way to the mountains to join the Kurdish rebels. Hiding each other the reason of their journey, during their journey, a genuine friendship develops between them. Several months later they "will meet again", but in the front line.
This animated kids' movie shows viewers two different species--jungle animals and aliens--and how both species coexist.
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