L' Enfant Lion (1993) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

Two African children, brother and sister, are enslaved and sold to a desert prince who holds them captive in his walled palace. The boy uses his special rapport with the animal kingdom to engineer their escape.

Cast & Crew

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Patrick Grandperret

Mathurin Sinze

Sophie-veronique Toue Tagbe

Souleyman Koly

Were Were Liking

Salif Keita

Film Details

Also Known As

Enfant Lion, Sirga

Genre

Adventure

Fantasy

Release Date

1993

Production Company

Centre National Du Cinema; Le Studio Canal Plus; Odessa Films; Procirep; Sofica Lumiere; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Union Generale

Location

Mali; Ivory Coast; Morocco; Zimbabwe; Nigeria

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 26m

Synopsis

Two African children, brother and sister, are enslaved and sold to a desert prince who holds them captive in his walled palace. The boy uses his special rapport with the animal kingdom to engineer their escape.

Director

Patrick Grandperret

Cast

Mathurin Sinze

Sophie-veronique Toue Tagbe

Souleyman Koly

Were Were Liking

Salif Keita

Jean-rene De Fleurieu

Michel Boccara

The Slave Merchant

Damoure Zika

Talou Mouzouran

Bohrahima Dia

Thomas Tia

Sidy Lamine Diarra

Guy Cuevas

Alphonse Meletge

Amedee Gadie

Armand Gnieto

Abdoulaye Amadou

Warden Of The Cage

Crew

Pascal Armant

Sean Barton

Yannick Bernard

Luc Besson

Executive Producer

Julien Cloquet

Sound Rerecording Engineer

Yann Dedet

Catherine K Galode

Patrick Grandperret

Rene Guillot

Source Material (From Novel)

Jean-michel Humeau

Jean-michel Humeau

Director Of Photography

Santiago Isidro

Salif Keita

Nikos Meletopoulos

Terry Stokes

Karin Tredgold

Film Details

Also Known As

Enfant Lion, Sirga

Genre

Adventure

Fantasy

Release Date

1993

Production Company

Centre National Du Cinema; Le Studio Canal Plus; Odessa Films; Procirep; Sofica Lumiere; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Union Generale

Location

Mali; Ivory Coast; Morocco; Zimbabwe; Nigeria

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 26m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States September 1993

Released in United States November 1993

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States 1995

Shown at Venice Film Festival August 31 - September 11, 1993.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Special Presentation) September 9-18, 1993.

Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 10-14, 1993.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 18 - April 3, 1994.

Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 24 - December 8, 1995.

Technovision

Released in United States 1993 (Shown at Venice Film Festival August 31 - September 11, 1993.)

Released in United States September 1993 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Special Presentation) September 9-18, 1993.)

Released in United States November 1993 (Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 10-14, 1993.)

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 18 - April 3, 1994.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 24 - December 8, 1995.)

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