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Soundiata Keïta, le réveil du lion

Based on the Manding epic, a young Soundiata struggles against hostility in the royal court before rising to defend his homeland and challenge the sorcerer-king Soumaoro Kanté.

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Credits & connections

Production studio: Afrika Toon

Cultural context

Côte d'Ivoire studio Afrika Toon, animated epic of the founder of the medieval Mali Empire. Sources differ between 2014 and 2015 public release dates, so exact date left blank. Afrika Toon publishes an official extract.

Source credits

Afrika Toon production; Abel Kouamé's studio (individual direction to verify)

Artwork references