Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

Original title

Kirikou et la sorcière

Directed by

Michel Ocelot

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, children's film

Country

France, Luxembourg, Belgium

Runtime

1h 11m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,170 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tiny newborn boy uses his cleverness and courage to free his village from a sorceress who has dried up their water and stolen their gold. He sets out on a journey to learn the secret behind her power and finds help from unexpected sources.

whimsicalbrightfolkloricupliftingvisually boldadventuroussimplehopeful

What happens

Kirikou and the Sorceress (French: Kirikou et la Sorcière, [kiʁiku e la sɔʁsjɛʁ]) is a 1998 French-language animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba. The film was originally released on 9 December 1998. It is a co-production between companies in France (Exposure, France 3 Cinema, Les Armateurs, Monipoly, Odec Kid Cartoons), Belgium (Radio-Télévision belge) and Luxembourg (Studio O, Trans Europe Film) and animated at Rija Films' studio in Latvia and Studio Exist in Hungary. It was so successful that it was followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, released in 2005, and adapted into a stage musical, Kirikou et Karaba, first performed in 2007. Another follow-up, Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes, was released in late 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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