Kirikou and the Sorceress

Watch: Kirikou and the Sorceress

2/18/20001h 11m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Michel Ocelot

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

$4,495,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

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

Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw

~ as ~

Kirikou enfant (voice)

Maimouna N'Diaye

~ as ~

La Mère (voice)

Awa Sène Sarr

~ as ~

Karaba (voice)

Robert Liensol

~ as ~

Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

William Nadylam

~ as ~

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Sebastien Hebrant

~ as ~

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Thilombo Lubambu

~ as ~

L'Oncle (voice)

Rémi Bichet

~ as ~

Kirikou adulte

Marie Augustine Diatta

~ as ~

La femme forte

Moustapha Diop

~ as ~

Le fétiche sur le toit

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
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....