Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
"Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages" (original title)

Kirikou's Grandfather says that the story of Kirikou and The Witch was too short, so he proceeds to explain more about Kirikou's accomplishments. We find out how little boy became a ... See full summary »

Directors:

Bénédicte Galup, Michel Ocelot

Writers:

Philippe Andrieux, Bénédicte Galup,

Stars:

Pierre-Ndoffé Sarr, Awa Sene Sarr, Robert Liensol

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre-Ndoffé Sarr	...	Kirikou (voice)
Awa Sene Sarr	...	Karaba (voice)
Robert Liensol	...	Le grand-père (voice)
Marie-Philomène Nga	...	La mère (voice)
Emile Abossolo M'bo	...	L'oncle (voice)
Pascal N'Zonzi	...	Le vieillard (voice)
Marthe Ndome	...	La femme forte (voice) (as Marthe N'Domé)
Emilie Gaydu	...	La grande fille (voice)
Gwénaël Sommier	...	Le grand garçon (voice)
Alex Carrete	...	Le garçon moyen (voice)
Yanis Durancy	...	Le petit garçon (voice)
Jean Bediebe	...	Le fétiche (voice) (as Jean Bédiébé)
Noémie Germain	...	Une fille (voice)
Ebra Kouahoulé	...	Une fille (voice)
Michel Elias	...	Les animaux (voice)

Storyline

Kirikou's Grandfather says that the story of Kirikou and The Witch was too short, so he proceeds to explain more about Kirikou's accomplishments. We find out how little boy became a gardener, a detective, a maker of pottery, a merchant, a traveler and a doctor.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Gebeka Films [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 December 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Kirikou and the Wild Beast

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,884,148 (France) (9 December 2005)

Gross:

$9,456,975 (Europe) (30 December 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Armateurs, Jet Media, Armada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

User Reviews

Still entertaining but not as good as the 1st part

A spin off of the first movie with four separated stories about the daily life in Kirikou's village.

The movie is lovely, the stories very entertaining and original, our favourite characters are still there, and, most importantly, the movie offers glimpses of the life in a West-African village, which are precious to show to a Western audience of children. The stories will show kids that not everybody is the same, dresses the same, or lives the same, that Africa is an amazing beautiful varied continent, and that the world is richer because of that.

Like in the first movie, Ocelot's drawings and visuals are simple, very attentive to landscape and plant drawing, very ethnographic in a a way. The stories, though, have a good dollop of magical reality.

Overall, the movie doesn't have the energy and spark of the first movie as the different stories are unrelated -except for the fact that Kirikou and his neighbors are in them- and they are also plainer, less engaging, and more for children than for adults.