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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Doudou Gueye Thiaw

    Kirikou enfant (voice)

  2. Cast 1

    Maimouna N'Diaye

    La Mère (voice)

  3. Cast 1

    Awa Sène Sarr

    Karaba (voice)

  4. Cast 1

    Robert Liensol

    Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

  5. Cast 1

    William Nadylam

    Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

  6. Cast 1

    Sebastien Hebrant

    Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

  7. Thilombo Lubambu

    L'Oncle (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Rémi Bichet

    Kirikou adulte

  9. Marie Augustine Diatta

    La femme forte

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 gui...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget$4,495,000.00

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