The Lion Child

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 16, 1993

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Zimbabwe

Production

Canal+,Les Films du Dauphin,Odessa Films

Cast

Jean-René de Fleurieu,Sidy Lamine Diarra,Souleyman Koli,Mathurin Sinze,Sophie-Véronique Toué Tagbé,Salif Keita

Director

Patrick Grandperret

Writer

René Guillot,Catherine K. Galodé

Producer

Luc Besson,Edwin Angless,Patrick Grandperret,Sarim Fassi-Fihri,Yannick Bernard

Cinematography

Jean-Michel Humeau

Music

Steve Hillage,Salif Keita

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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