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Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

"Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?"

7.3/10 1h 11m Dec 09, 1998
Fantasy Adventure Animation Family

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

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Movie Details

Original Title Kirikou et la sorcière
Original Language FR
Budget $4,495,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.4

Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw
Doudou Gueye Thiaw
Kirikou enfant (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
Maimouna N'Diaye
Maimouna N'Diaye
La Mère (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
Awa Sène Sarr
Awa Sène Sarr
Karaba (voice)
Popularity: 0.2
Robert Liensol
Robert Liensol
Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
William Nadylam
William Nadylam
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Popularity: 0.3
Sebastien Hebrant
Sebastien Hebrant
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
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Thilombo Lubambu
L'Oncle (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
Rémi Bichet
Rémi Bichet
Kirikou adulte
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Marie Augustine Diatta" class="cast-photo">
Marie Augustine Diatta
La femme forte
Popularity: 0.0
Moustapha Diop
Moustapha Diop
Le fétiche sur le toit
Popularity: 0.0
Isseu Niang
Isseu Niang
La femme maigre
Popularity: 0.1
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Selly Raby Kane
La grande fille
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Writer Michel Ocelot
Director Michel Ocelot
Editor Dominique Lefever
Executive Producer Paul Thiltges, Violette Vercruyssen, Didier Brunner
Screenplay Michel Ocelot

Production

Les Armateurs
FR
Monipoly Productions
France 3 Cinéma
FR
RTBF
BE

Videos & Trailers

Kirikou and the Sorceress - Trailer
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Keywords

folk power of goodness folktale bad witch cultures of west africa african tale french

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Aug 28, 2023

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 deci ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 9, 1998
Runtime 1h 11m
Budget $4,495,000
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 1.4
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