Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

In this beautifully animated film, French director Michel Ocelot’s sequel to Kirikou and the Sorceress, African baby Kirikou is born with wisdom and the gifts of speech and the ability to run like the wind. It’s up to him alone to solve the mysteries behind the disappearance of his village’s water and the rebellious behavior of the work animals. Please note: African village women in this animated film are accurately depicted bare-breasted. In French with English subtitles read on our closed headphone system. (France, 2005) 74 min. Ages 7+. Now in its seventh year, the Beyond Borders series, presented by the California Film Institute and the Beyond Borders program of Marin Country Day School, entertains but also fosters global awareness in young people, offering films from around the world seldom available in the US. Children may use our headphone system to hear subtitles being read.