Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
Apr 3, 2009Animation/African Folk Tales
The debut film from French animator Michel Ocelot, a beautifully simple series of African folk tales about a young boy whose plain-speaking truths outwit a witch
Les Armateurs
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Jul 29, 2004Gonzo Animation
Splendidly original and completely off the wall work of stylised animation from Sylvain Chomet
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
Jul 24, 2007Animation/African Folk Tales
Michel Ocelot returns to make a sequel to Kirikou and the Sorceress. This expands the quality of animation and is slightly the lesser than its predecessor but not without its charms
Ernest and Celestine (2012)
Oct 17, 2012Animation/Talking Animals
Entirely charming French animated film from the directors of A Town Called Panic. This is a children's film that comes with a beautiful simplicity, a duo of winning characters and some side-splitting visual gags
Kirikou and the Men and Women (2012)
Jan 5, 2017Animation/African Folk Tales
The third of Michel Ocelot's Kirikou films, delightful tales about the ingenuity and plain-speaking wisdom of a young boy winning out over adult pomposity and foolishness. Animated with a simplicity that is magical