Kirikou et la sorcière (1998)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Michel Ocelot

Writer:

Michel Ocelot (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

Plot:

In a little village somewhere in Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born. But he's not a normal boy, because he knows what he wants very well...

Plot Keywords:

Village | Sorceress | Boy | Africa | Warrior

Awards:

11 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw	...	Kirikou enfant (voice)
Maimouna N'Diaye	...	La Mère (voice)
Awa Sene Sarr	...	Karaba (voice) (as Awa Sène Sarr)
Robert Liensol	...	Le Sage dans la montagne (voice) (as Robert Lionsol)
William Nadylam	...	Kirikou jeune homme (voice) (as William Nadylam-Yotnda)
Sebastien Hebrant	...	Kirikou jeune homme (voice) (as Sébastien Hébrant)
Thilombo Lubambu	...	L'Oncle (voice) (as Tshilombo Lubambu)
Marie Augustine Diatta	...	La Femme forte (voice)
Moustapha Diop	...	Fétiche sur le toît (voice) (as Mouhamadou Moustapha Diop)
Isseu Niang	...	La Femme maigre (voice)
Selly Raby Kane	...	La Grande Fille (voice)
Erick Patrick Correa	...	Le Grand Garçon (voice)
Adjoua Barry	...	La Fille moyenne (voice)
Charles Edouard Gomis Correa	...	Le Garçon moyen (voice)
Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi	...	La Petite Fille (voice)

Also Known As:

Kirikou and the Sorceress (USA)
Kirikou en de heks (Belgium: Flemish title) (TV title)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

France | Belgium | Luxembourg

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U

Company:

Les Armateurs

Trivia:

[Michel Ocelot] had first envisioned Kirikou et la sorcière (1998) as a silhouette animation (the medium he had been working in since 1988's _"Ciné si" (1988)_) and wrote the initial version of the screenplay with this manner of presentation in mind. Karaba's "breast jewelry" emerged during this phase as a device to prevent her having the appearance of having only one breast when her torso was turned to a three-quarter view but was retained despite the changeover to full color.

Quotes:

The Mother: You have grown tall and handsome, my son!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2005)

Soundtrack:

Kirikou

Wonderful

I had the opportunity to rent this from Netflix, and I'm so glad I did! I fell in love with the style and the rich colors, and though I live in the US, I was glad to see the women and children as they really are,semi or completely nude. After awhile,I didn't even notice it,and I think that it made Karaba the sorceress even more beautiful. The plants and animals were very well drawn, and I was relieved to see that none of the animals talk or sing. Kirikou himself is a very well realized character,and the folk of his village stay true to human nature. I would definitely recommend this film to families, but just be sure that the adults can handle seeing naked children and lots of cartoon boobs. The kids won't even notice if parents don't make a fuss over it, and that's not what really matters in the story anyway. The point is that Kirikou stays true to himself and he turns out to be a very moral person, even without clothes. Try it, you'll like it!