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, 1h34Directed by Dani Kouyaté
Origin Burkina faso
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films based on mythology, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Actors Sotigui Kouyate, Seydou Boro
Keïta is a retelling of the first third of Sundjata Keita's 13th-century epic, Sundjata. It tells of Mabo Keïta (Dicko), a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a middle-class family in Ouagadougou and attends a good school. One day he encounters Djeliba Kouyate (Kouyaté), an elderly griot, who wants to tell the young Keïta the origin of his name, being related to Sundata (Boro). Kouyate begins his story with the Mandeng creation myth: As all living beings come together in the newly formed Earth, one man proclaims to the masses that he wants to be their king. They respond, "We do not hate you." The old griot goes on to tell how Keita's family are descended from buffalo, the blackbirds are always watching him, and how people have roots that are deep in the earth. The film shows realistic-looking flashbacks to ancient times and ends with Sundjata Keita being exiled from the Kingdom of Mande, to which he lays claim.
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
, 1h11Directed by Michel Ocelot
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Witches in film, Political films, Children's films, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Actors Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Maimouna N'Diaye, Robert Liensol, William Nadylam, Sébastien Hébrant, Rémi Bichet
In a little village somewhere in West Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born in a spectacular way. But he's not a normal boy, since he can speak and walk immediately after being born. He is also very determined. His mother tells him that an evil sorceress has dried up their spring and devoured all the males of the village except for one. Hence the tiny Kirikou decides to accompany the last warrior, his uncle, to visit the sorceress. Kirikou tricks the sorceress and saves his uncle, by waiting inside his uncle's hat, and pretending that it was magic. He saved the children from being kidnapped by the sorceress' boat, which sped off towards Karaba, and saved them later again from the sorceress' tree, which closed it branches, and once again sped off towards Karaba. Next, he bursts the monster who was drinking all the village's water. He then travels to ask his wise old grandfather about the sorceress, and faces many obstacles in the process. The grandfather finds that Kirikou is always asking questions, which is a good thing. The grandfather tells him that she is evil because she suffers: bad men put a poisoned thorn in her back. On the way to Karaba, Kirikou makes friends, who each in turn, give him presents, after he saves them from the skunk. Kirikou manages to trick the sorceress and removes the thorn, he also manages to take the gold, and return it to the rightful owners. The sorceress is cured. She kisses Kirikou and he becomes an adult. Love reigns. When they arrive back at the village, no one believes that the sorceress is cured, and only do they believe Kirikou, when a procession of drummers arrive. It turns out Karaba did not eat them, just turned them into watchmen, and other obedient objects.
Sia, the Myth of the Python (2002)
, 1h36Directed by Dani Kouyaté
Origin Burkina faso
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Actors Fatoumata Diawara, Sotigui Kouyate, Habib Dembélé
Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sacrifice to the Python God of Sia Yatabene, the virgin daughter of a notable family. A gift of gold equivalent to Sia’s weight is given to her family as compensation for surrendering their daughter for the sacrifice. However, Sia runs away and finds shelter in the home of a mad prophet who has railed against the king. The king orders his top general to locate Sia, but the general is conflicted since Sia was engaged to marry his nephew, Mamadi, who is in battle on behalf of the kingdom. Mamadi returns and joins his uncle to do battle against the Python God.
Kandisha (2008)
, 1h30Directed by Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
Origin Maroc
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on mythology, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Actors Amira Casar, Saïd Taghmaoui, Hiam Abbass, Assaâd Bouab, David Carradine, Michaël Cohen
Brisé par la perte de son enfant, Nyla Jayde, une brillante avocate de la défense, travaille sur une affaire impliquant une légende marocaine du XIV siècle, un esprit vengeur nommé « Kandisha ».
, 1h28Directed by Michel Ocelot
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Witches in film, Political films, Children's films, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Actors Sabine Pakora, Pascal Nzonzi
Sur le même principe que Kirikou et les Bêtes sauvages, Kirikou et les Hommes et les Femmes regroupe cinq aventures de Kirikou enfant indépendantes les unes des autres et racontées par le grand-père de Kirikou. Ces aventures se déroulent pendant les événements de Kirikou et la Sorcière, au temps où le village est toujours terrorisé par la sorcière Karaba et ses fétiches animés. Tandis que Kirikou et les Bêtes sauvages mettait en avant des animaux, Kirikou et les Hommes et les Femmes se concentre sur les relations des villageois entre eux ou avec les étrangers de passage.
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
, 1h15Directed by Michel Ocelot
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'une girafe, Witches in film, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest, Mise en scène d'une plante
Actors Robert Liensol, Pascal Nzonzi, Marie-Philomène Nga, Emil Abossolo M'Bo, Gwenaël Sommier, Michel Elias
The film is a sub-story to Kirikou and the Sorceress rather than a straight sequel. The movie is set while Kirikou is still a child and Karaba is still a sorceress. Like Princes et princesses and Les Contes de la nuit, it is an anthology film comprising several episodic stories, each of them describing Kirikou's interactions with a different animals. It is however unique among Michel Ocelot's films, not only in that it is co-directed by Bénédicte Galup (who has previously worked with him as an animator) but also for each of the stories being written by a different person (in all other cases, Ocelot has been the sole writer and director of his films).
Faro: Goddess of the Waters (2007)
, 1h36Directed by Salif Traoré
Origin Mali
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on mythology, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Actors Sotigui Kouyate
Zanga, a child born out of wedlock, is driven out of his village. After many years, he returns to find out who is father is. At the moment of his arrival, something happens that the villagers interpret as the river spirit Faro’s angry reaction to the bastard’s coming.
Pokou, princesse ashanti (2013)
, 1h5Origin Ivoire
Genres Adventure
Themes Films based on mythology, Mythologie d'Afrique de l'Ouest
Le film s'inspire librement de la vie de la reine ashanti Abla Pokou, qui vécut au XVIII siècle, et des légendes qui l'entourent. Au royaume de Kumasi, dans l'actuel Ghana, la princesse Abla Pokou grandit sous la protection des prêtresses du roi, qui l'initient à la protection du royaume et à la lutte contre les forces mystiques. Devenue grande, elle siège au conseil des anciens où elle est la plus jeune, ce qui ne l'empêche pas de devenir l'une des conseillères les plus influentes du roi Opokou Warê. Mais Kongouê Bian, ancien guerrier pratiquant la sorcellerie, fomente un coup d'État et tue l'héritier légitime du trône. Pacifiste, Abla Pokou préfère s'exiler pour éviter un massacre : elle fonde alors le peuple baoulé qu'elle guide jusque dans l'actuelle Côte d'Ivoire.