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