Kirikou and the Sorceress

Dec 9, 1998

1h 11m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

Family

Production Companies

Les Armateurs

Monipoly Productions

France 3 Cinéma

RTBF

Kirikou and the Sorceress Trailers

Cast

Kirikou enfant (voice)

Doudou Gueye Thiaw

La Mère (voice)

Maimouna N'Diaye

Karaba (voice)

Awa Sène Sarr

Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

Robert Liensol

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

William Nadylam

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Sebastien Hebrant

L'Oncle (voice)

Thilombo Lubambu

Kirikou adulte

Rémi Bichet

La femme forte

Marie Augustine Diatta

Le fétiche sur le toit

Moustapha Diop

La femme maigre

Isseu Niang

La grande fille

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