Kirikou and the Men and Women is completely charming – and possibly just as charming as Kirikou and the Sorceress. (I haven't seen Kirikou and the Wild Animals, which appeared between the original film and this one.) The best part of this is the explicit references to Soundiata Keita. In one of the vignettes in this Kirikou story, a griot appears, and she tells the story of Soundiata to the villagers and to Karaba. And Kirikou (of course) finishes the tale and invents a new ending. I forgot how much I love Kirikou, actually. I need to get hold of the second film.
This was not released in the United States, for reasons I don't understand. This is definitely a kids' film, though, so it would need to be dubbed.
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