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Kirikou and the Men and Women (2012)

Kirikou and the Men and Women poster
Original title
Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes
Directed by
Michel Ocelot
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, children's film
Country
France, Luxembourg
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
G
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 168 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This animated film contains five short stories about a small boy named Kirikou. Each tale shows him helping people in his village with kindness and cleverness. A grandmother narrates the stories to a group of children.

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What happens

Kirikou and the Men and Women (French: Kirikou et les Hommes et les Femmes) is a 2012 French animated fantasy children's film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. The second sequel to Ocelot's 1998 film Kirikou and the Sorceress, following Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005), the film is an anthology, telling five tales woven together by a loose framing device. The film was originally released on 3 October 2012. While successful at the box office, it received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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