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The Lion Child
1993 6.5 (13 votes) 1h 26m
Genres
Adventure Family
Production Companies
Odessa Films
Les Films du Dauphin
Canal+

The Lion Child (L'Enfant lion)

Overview

In the village of Pama, Sirga the lioness and Oule the young boy, born the same day, grow up together as sister and brother. Oule discovers the world alongside Sirga, and it is through her that he learns the secrets of the brush. He knows how to speak to the trees, the beasts, the bees and the wind. But one day, horsemen arrive from the Nord to take away all of the children of the village in chains and sell them into slavery. Oule and his friend Lena are bought by a nobleman of the high plains who, terrified by Oule's powers, sends him into exile. But Oule posesses the strength of lions and he finds Sirga. With Lena, they will reconstruct the village of Pama...

Key Crew

Director: Patrick Grandperret

Writer: Catherine K. Galodé

Producer: Yannick Bernard, Patrick Grandperret

Director of Photography: Jean-Michel Humeau

Top Cast

Mathurin Sinze

Oule

Souleyman Koli

Le père

Salif Keita
Salif Keita

Griot

Sophie-Véronique Toué Tagbé

Lena

Sidy Lamine Diarra
Sidy Lamine Diarra

Old Slave

Jean-René de Fleurieu

Prince

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