- Saturday, September 7tht at 10:30am
- French with English subtitles
- $2 / $1 / Free for IFC students
- Michel Ocelot (1998)
[ As part of the selection “The works of Michel Ocelot”]
[ LIRE EN FRANÇAIS ]
Michel Ocelot, Azur and Asmar: On the occasion of the entry of Azur and Asmar into the film catalog of the French Institute on IFCinema, discover the graphic universe of Michel Ocelot through 4 of his works. Your audiences will be able to discover or rediscover the works of this complete author who drew, wrote and directed these films himself.
The tiny Kirikou is born in a village in Africa on which a witch, Karaba, has cast a terrible spell: the spring is dried up, the villagers are ransomed, the men are kidnapped and mysteriously disappear. She eats them, supports the villagers in their haunting. Karaba is a beautiful and cruel woman, surrounded by submissive and fearsome fetishes. But Kirikou, as soon as he comes out of his mother’s womb, wants to free the village from her evil grip and discover the secret of her wickedness. Watch the trailer!
From 6 years old
Length: 71 minutes
