Kirikou, the razor-sharp little boy who emerged from his mother's womb able to speak, and who moves as fast as the Road Runner, is the problem-solving lynchpin to four new stories in kidtoon "Kirikou ...

PARIS — Disney’s symbol-laden “The Chronicles of Narnia” isn’t the only film delivering lessons in life to kids this holiday season. The E5.2 million ($6.2 million) animated feature “Kirikou and the ...

A REFRESHING change from the Disneyfied setting of "The Lion King," which somehow made Africa look a bit like an air-brushed theme park in Southern California, the animated feature "Kirikou and the ...

Director Michel Ocelot adds another chapter to his beloved kids animation series. By Jordan Mintzer Kirikou Still - H 2012 Like the previous Kirikou movies, the combination of classic animation and ...

The story of Kirikou begins traditionally: “A long time ago…,” a narrator intones. But things quickly take an ominous turn. “The people lived in fear,” she says. “Their men were disappearing one by ...

When it was first released in France in 1999, this delightful animated children's story was the source of unlikely controversy. Set in an imaginary Africa, it tells the story of Kirikou, a stubborn ...