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Sirga (1993)

Sirga poster
Original title
L'Enfant lion
Directed by
Patrick Grandperret
Genre
adventure film
Country
Burkina Faso, France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In an African village, a boy and a lion cub are born on the same day and grow up as close companions. When raiders attack and enslave the children, the boy uses his bond with animals to try to find his way home.

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What happens

L'Enfant lion est un film franco-burkinabè réalisé par Patrick Grandperret, sorti en 1993. Il s'agit d'une adaptation cinématographique du roman Sirga la lionne, de l'écrivain français René Guillot, paru en 1951. Au village de Pama, en Afrique, au XXe siècle, Oulé vient au monde le même jour que Sirga, la petite lionne. Ils grandissent ensemble et deviennent inséparables, passant leurs journées à chasser, au grand dam de Léna, la douce amie d'Oulé. L'enfant apprend le langage des animaux, du vent et du feu. Ses connaissances vont d'ailleurs lui devenir précieuses, lorsqu'un jour surgissent des hommes armés venus du Nord. La tribu est décimée et les enfants sont emmenés en esclavage au Maghreb ou en Arabie. Oulé tente de retrouver sa terre natale avec l'aide des félins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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