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Kirikou and the Sorceress

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

19987.31h 11m

Overview

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

Directed by Michel Ocelot
Written by Michel Ocelot
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5M0

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)

T

Thilombo Lubambu

L'Oncle (voice)

Rémi Bichet

Rémi Bichet

Kirikou adulte

M

Marie Augustine Diatta

La femme forte

Moustapha Diop

Moustapha Diop

Le fétiche sur le toit

Themes & Keywords

folkpower of goodnessfolktalebad witchcultures of west africaafrican talefrench

About Kirikou and the Sorceress

Kirikou and the Sorceress is a fantasy, adventure, animation, family film released in 1998 exploring themes of folk, power of goodness, folktale, bad witch, cultures of west africa, african tale. Directed by Michel Ocelot, it stars Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sène Sarr. 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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