Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

12/09/1998 (FR) • 1h 11m

Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family

Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw

Kirikou enfant (voice)

Maimouna N'Diaye

La Mère (voice)

Awa Sène Sarr

Karaba (voice)

Robert Liensol

Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

William Nadylam

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Sebastien Hebrant

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Thilombo Lubambu

L'Oncle (voice)

Rémi Bichet

Kirikou adulte


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Part of the Kirikou Collection

Includes Kirikou and the Sorceress, Kirikou and the Men and Women, Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$4,495,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

folk

power of goodness

folktale

bad witch

cultures of west africa

african tale

french

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