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Kirikou and the Sorceress

- Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

Release Date : 1998-12-09

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Les ArmateursMonipoly ProductionsFrance 3 CinémaRTBF

Production Country : FranceBelgiumLuxembourg

Alternative Titles : Kirikou & the SorceressKirikou and the Witch

Cast

Character Name : Kirikou enfant (voice)

Original Name : Doudou Gueye Thiaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : La Mère (voice)

Original Name : Maimouna N'Diaye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Karaba (voice)

Original Name : Awa Sène Sarr

Gender : Female

Character Name : Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

Original Name : Robert Liensol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Original Name : William Nadylam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Original Name : Sebastien Hebrant

Gender : Male

Character Name : L'Oncle (voice)

Original Name : Thilombo Lubambu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kirikou adulte

Original Name : Rémi Bichet

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme forte

Original Name : Marie Augustine Diatta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le fétiche sur le toit

Original Name : Moustapha Diop

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme maigre

Original Name : Isseu Niang

Gender : Female

Character Name : La grande fille

Original Name : Selly Raby Kane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le grand garçon

Original Name : Erick Patrick Correa

Gender : Male

Character Name : La fille moyenne

Original Name : Adjoua Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le garçon moyen

Original Name : Charles Edouard Gomis Correa

Gender : Male

Character Name : La petite fille

Original Name : Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le veillard

Original Name : Abdoulayé Diop Yama

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme moyenne

Original Name : Josephine Theodora M'Boup

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme âgée

Original Name : Tabata N'Diaye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le fétiche parleur

Original Name : Samba Wane

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme mère

Original Name : Aminatha N'Diaye

Gender : Male

Character Name : L'homme du village

Original Name : François Chicaïa

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme du village

Original Name : N'Deyé Aïta N'Diaye

Gender : Male

Character Name : L'homme du village

Original Name : Abdou El Aziz Gueye

Gender : Male

Character Name : La femme du village

Original Name : Boury Kandé

Gender : Male

Character Name : Le cri de Karaba

Original Name : Assy Dieng Bâ

Gender : Male

Character Name : Voix, sons et bruitages des animaux

Original Name : Michel Elias

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-28

This is a really joyous animation to watch. A pregnant lady gives birth to a determined young infant who can immediately walk, talk and who names himself "Kirikou". Enthusiastic, questioning, innocent - he discovers that his village well has been stopped up by the evil sorceress "Karaba" and so decides to rectify the situation. His adventures are fun, simple - as is the animation - with plenty of humour from the dialogue, just the tiniest degree of menace and some interesting characterisations for our young man to engage with along the way. The film looks a little at the superstitions that guide this small West African community, but also at their people's synergies with nature - the whole collaborative way in which humans and other animals co-exist (or not). The themes are relayed cleverly using the naivety of a child's eyes - and that's frequently poignant, comical, amusing - and surprisingly practical. The young boy engages with the animal kingdom in a plausible way too - they don't speak, indeed frequently the collection of squirrels, wart-hogs and snakes react naturally when they encounter him - scoring away or taking him on. "Kirikou" is a can-do child! Sure, if he was your's you might have wanted to throttle him at birth - he is a tad precocious, but if this film doesn't make you smile and feel better, then I don't know what will....