Music has been outlawed in a land built on it, and two unlikely friends refuse to accept that as the new normal in this French animated sequel.

What is Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia about?

Ernest the bear and Celestine the mouse set out for Gibberitia, Ernest's homeland, hoping to get his broken violin repaired in the one country famous for producing the world's finest musicians. What they find instead is a land gone silent: music has been banned there for years, an unthinkable state of affairs for two friends who cannot imagine life without it. Teaming up with old companions and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine set out to undo the ban and coax joy back into a country that has forgotten how to sing. Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia carries forward the tender, hand-drawn warmth of the original story while widening its world, trading a quiet urban fable for a folk-tale journey through forests, hidden villages, and a kingdom of bears in need of rescuing from its own silence.

About the cast

Lambert Wilson and Pauline Brunner voice the returning central pair, joined by Michel Lerousseau, Céline Ronté, Lévanah Solomon, Jean-Marc Pannetier, Christophe Lemoine, and Georges Caudron, a French cast that gives Gibberitia's outlawed musicians and wary townsfolk a lived-in, storybook texture.

Context & significance

A France-Luxembourg co-production released in 2022 and directed by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng, the film runs 80 minutes and carries an animation style closely tied to its illustrated source material, all soft linework and watercolor-like backdrops. It holds a strong 7.0 rating, reflecting a series with real staying power well beyond its original release, and continues a story world built as much on friendship across species as on any single plot.

Watching Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia on Ktime

Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, a natural fit for family viewing in Farsi. Streaming only requires a free K-Time account login, and the platform's Farsi-language interface makes finding and starting the film simple for parents and kids alike.