Kirikou and the Sorceress 1998
7.5 / 10
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.
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Full Cast & Crew... Kirikou enfant (voice)
... La Mère (voice)
... Karaba (voice)
... Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
... Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
... Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
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See All 1 Reviews28 Aug 2023 by CinemaSerf
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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Release Date:
Dec 09, 1998 (Belgium,France,Luxembourg)
Run Time:
1hr 11`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
Belgium,France,Luxembourg
Status:
Released
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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....
Cast & Crew of
Kirikou and the Sorceress - Kirikou and the Sorceress
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Kirikou enfant (voice)
... La Mère (voice)
... Karaba (voice)
... Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
... Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
... Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
... L'Oncle (voice)
... Kirikou adulte
... La femme forte
... Le fétiche sur le toit
... La femme maigre
SRK
Selly Raby Kane... La grande fille
... Le grand garçon
AB
Adjoua Barry... La fille moyenne
... Le garçon moyen
... La petite fille
... Le veillard
... La femme moyenne
... La femme âgée
SW
Samba Wane... Le fétiche parleur
Produced By
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
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