This July, discover a broad range of francophone films for free thanks to the SBS on Demand.
Here is our July selection, we hope that you enjoy them!
The Godmother / La Daronne (2020)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé & Hannelore Cayre
To avoid spoilers we won’t say any more!
The film adaptation was nominated for the 2021 César award for best film adaptation.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here.
Kirikou et Les Femmes et Les Hommes / Kirikou and the Men and Women (2012)
Genre: Animation
Director: Michel Ocelot
Cast: Romann Berrux as Kirikou, Awa Sene Sarr as Karaba, and Sabine Pakora as the strong woman
The third film by celebrated French animator Michel Ocelot, Kirikou and the Men and Women follows the exploits of the irrepressible young Kirikou, a feisty infant with a big heart. In this story, he uses his wits to save his fellow villagers from a host of problems, including the threats of an evil sorceress. Told through the eyes of Kirikou’s grandfather, the Wise Man who lives in the Forbidden Mountain, the stories mix mythology, fable, and humour to teach essential life lessons about courage, self-belief, and tolerance.
Kirikou and the Men and Women was nominated for the 2013 César Award for Best Animated Film.
Expires 5th of July!
Watch it on SBS on Demand here.
Gainsbourg (2010)
Genre: Biography
Director: Joann Sfar
The film follows the notorious musician Serge Gainsbourg from his upbringing in Nazi-occupied France to his rise to fame, various high-profile love affairs, and later experimentation with reggae in Jamaica. The film includes many of Gainsbourg’s most famous songs, which serve as the film’s soundtrack and often as plot elements themselves.
The film won three César Awards, including Best Actor for Eric Elmosnino, and was nominated for an additional eight.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here.
