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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.

Top Cast

  • Doudou Gueye Thiaw

    Doudou Gueye Thiaw

    Kirikou enfant (voice)

  • Maimouna N'Diaye

    Maimouna N'Diaye

    La Mère (voice)

  • Awa Sène Sarr

    Awa Sène Sarr

    Karaba (voice)

  • Robert Liensol

    Robert Liensol

    Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

  • William Nadylam

    William Nadylam

    Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

  • Sebastien Hebrant

    Sebastien Hebrant

    Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

  • Thilombo Lubambu

    Thilombo Lubambu

    L'Oncle (voice)

  • Rémi Bichet

    Rémi Bichet

    Kirikou adulte

  • Marie Augustine Diatta

    Marie Augustine Diatta

    La femme forte

Overview

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

Rating

7.4 / 10
1,166 Reviews
2 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 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 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....

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