Kirikou et la sorcière (1998) Directed by Michel Ocelot
Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Kirikou and the Sorceress
Film Synopsis
Kirikou is a newborn boy in an African village that lives under the
curse of an evil sorceress, Karaba. It is thanks to Karaba that a
water source has dried up and villagers mysteriously disappear, eaten,
it is said, by the cruel witch. It is Kirikou's destiny to
deliver his village from the yoke of evil that has brought so much
misery to his people...
Cast: Doudou Gueye Thiaw (Kirikou enfant),
Maimouna N'Diaye (La Mère),
Awa Sene Sarr (Karaba),
Robert Liensol (Le Sage dans la montagne),
William Nadylam (Kirikou jeune homme),
Sebastien Hebrant (Kirikou jeune homme),
Thilombo Lubambu (L'Oncle),
Marie Augustine Diatta (La Femme forte),
Moustapha Diop (Fétiche sur le toît),
Isseu Niang (La Femme maigre),
Selly Raby Kane (La Grande Fille),
Erick Patrick Correa (Le Grand Garçon),
Adjoua Barry (La Fille moyenne),
Charles Edouard Gomis Correa (Le Garçon moyen),
Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi (La Petite Fille),
Abdoulaye Diop (Le Vieillard),
Josephine Theodora M'Boup (La Femme moyenne),
Tabata Ndiaye (La Femme âgée),
Samba Wane (Fétiche parleur),
Aminatha N'Diaye (La Femme-mère)
Country: France / Belgium / Luxembourg
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 74 min
Aka:Kirikou and the Sorceress
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