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    Kirikou and the Sorceress

    Original title: Kirikou et la sorcière
    • 19981998
    • 1h 11min
    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    9.1K
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    Kirikou et la sorcière (1998)
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    AnimationAdventureFamily

    In a troubled African village, an unusual baby is born.In a troubled African village, an unusual baby is born.In a troubled African village, an unusual baby is born.

    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    9.1K
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    • Directors
      • Michel Ocelot
      • Raymond Burlet(in collaboration with)
    • Writer
      • Michel Ocelot(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Doudou Gueye Thiaw(voice)
      • Maimouna N'Diaye(voice)
      • Awa Sene Sarr(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Michel Ocelot
      • Raymond Burlet(in collaboration with)
    • Writer
      • Michel Ocelot(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Doudou Gueye Thiaw(voice)
      • Maimouna N'Diaye(voice)
      • Awa Sene Sarr(voice)
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    • 67User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:42
    Bande-annonce [OV]

    Photos36

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    Doudou Gueye Thiaw
    • Kirikou enfantas Kirikou enfant
    • (voice)
    Maimouna N'Diaye
    Maimouna N'Diaye
    • La Mèreas La Mère
    • (voice)
    Awa Sene Sarr
    • Karabaas Karaba
    • (voice)
    Robert Liensol
    • Le Sage dans la montagneas Le Sage dans la montagne
    • (voice)
    William Nadylam
    William Nadylam
    • Kirikou jeune hommeas Kirikou jeune homme
    • (voice)
    • (as William Nadylam-Yotnda)
    Sebastien Hebrant
    • Kirikou jeune hommeas Kirikou jeune homme
    • (voice)
    • (as Sébastien Hébrant)
    Thilombo Lubambu
    • L'Oncleas L'Oncle
    • (voice)
    • (as Tshilombo Lubambu)
    Marie Augustine Diatta
    • La Femme forteas La Femme forte
    • (voice)
    Moustapha Diop
    • Fétiche sur le toîtas Fétiche sur le toît
    • (voice)
    • (as Mouhamadou Moustapha Diop)
    Isseu Niang
    • La Femme maigreas La Femme maigre
    • (voice)
    Selly Raby Kane
    • La Grande Filleas La Grande Fille
    • (voice)
    Erick Patrick Correa
    • Le Grand Garçonas Le Grand Garçon
    • (voice)
    Adjoua Barry
    • La Fille moyenneas La Fille moyenne
    • (voice)
    Charles Edouard Gomis Correa
    • Le Garçon moyenas Le Garçon moyen
    • (voice)
    Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi
    • La Petite Filleas La Petite Fille
    • (voice)
    Abdoulaye Diop
    • Le Vieillardas Le Vieillard
    • (voice)
    • (as Abdoulayé Diop Yama)
    Josephine Theodora M'Boup
    • La Femme moyenneas La Femme moyenne
    • (voice)
    Tabata Ndiaye
    • La Femme âgéeas La Femme âgée
    • (voice)
    • (as Thiaba N'Diaye)
    • Directors
      • Michel Ocelot
      • Raymond Burlet(in collaboration with)
    • Writer
      • Michel Ocelot(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    In a little village somewhere in Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born. But he's not a normal boy, because he knows what he wants very well. Also he already can speak and walk. His mother tells him how an evil sorceress has dried up their spring and devoured all males of the village except of one. Hence little Kirikou decides, he will accompany the last warrior to the sorceress. Due to his intrepidity he may be the last hope of the village. —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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      • Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Family
      • Fantasy
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    • Trivia
      Director Trademark: [Michel Ocelot] [silhouettes] In one scene Kirikou's mother is seen as a solid black silhouette backlit by fire; later in the film, Kirikou himself, for the entirety of the underground tunnel scenes, is rendered as a black silhouette with only the whites of his eyes and teeth showing.
    • Quotes

      Village Boy: [sees a beautiful tree standing on its own] Look at that tree! I've never seen anything like it.

      Kirikou: Then don't go near it! It may be a trap from the sorceress.

    • Connections
      Followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Kirikou
      Written by Youssou N'Dour

      Performed by Boubacar Mendy (as Bouba Mendy)

    User reviews67

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Rich movie in color and in story
    Kirikou and The Sorceress is a story of a very small but extremely brave boy, Kirikou, born in a little village somewhere in Africa. Kirikou can walk and talk already when he is born and he starts to set things right in his village. He is very determined and always finds a solution, whatever the problem is. There is an evil sorceress, Karaba, who is tormenting Kirikou's village. She has to be bribed and soothed constantly, she has dried the well and she threatened she will eat all the men from the village... and there are not many of them left. Brave warriors have vanished, possibly have been devoured by the witch, when they tried to fight him. Little Kirikou decides it is not wise to fight Karaba, but to negotiate with her. One day Kirikou walks to the hut of the sorceress...

    Extremely beautiful, thrilling story, told in brilliant tones of color and folklore. Very down-to-earth and descriptive by the ways of African life: women naked above the waist, carrying water from long distances, making food, the village elders passing on the stories to the younger ones. My seven year old son, who is used to see the usual smoothed-out, big money animations, was hesitating at first when I showed him the movie. He said the cover looked "funny" and different, and it does. When the movie started, he couldn't stop watching it, he was totally captivated by the story and I enjoyed it very much as well. Excellent story, great animation, rich colors, folklore mixed with everyday life and superstition, great original music by Youssou N'Dour. Highly recommendable. Choose this over any talking funny animals-video.
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    • Mar 15, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Luxembourg
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 嘰哩咕與女巫
    • Production companies
      • Les Armateurs
      • Odec Kid Cartoons
      • Monipoly Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €3,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $281,179
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 11min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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