Join us at Alliance française on the 28th and 29th of October, for a celebration of Animation cinema, a free event for adults and children! 

Screening Schedule below: 

Friday 28 October at 7:30pm, Amphitheatre

Les triplettes de Belleville [The Triplets of Belleville] (in English)

Champion is a melancholic little boy, adopted by his grandmother Madame Souza. Noticing her passion for cycling, she put her grandson through hard training.

The years go by. Champion has become an ace of the little queen, so much so that he finds himself engaged as a rider in the Tour de France.

But during the race, he is kidnapped by two mysterious men in black. Madame Souza and her faithful dog Bruno then set out to find her.

Their quest takes them to the other side of the ocean, to a megalopolis named Belleville. There, they meet the Triplettes de Belleville, eccentric music-hall stars of the 1930s who decide to take Madame Souza and Bruno under their wing.

Saturday at 5 pm, Seminar Room

Kirikou et la Sorcière [Kirikou and the Witch] (French + English Subtitles)

The tiny Kirikou is born in an African village on which a witch, Karaba, has cast a terrible spell: the spring has dried up, the villagers ransomed, the men are kidnapped and mysteriously disappear.

She eats them, supports the villagers in their obsession. Karaba is a superb and cruel woman, surrounded by submissive and fearsome fetishes.

But Kirikou, as soon as he emerges from his mother’s womb, wants to free the village from its evil grip and discover the secret of its wickedness.

Saturday at 7:30 pm at Amphitheatre

Les Hirondelles de Kaboul [The Swallows of Kabul] (in French + subtitles in English):

Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. Mohsen and Zunaira are young, they love each other deeply.

Despite the daily violence and misery, they want to believe in the future. A foolish move by Mohsen will change their lives.