- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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4 out of 5
With a story inspired by a West African fable, graphics gleaned from indigenous art and a score by Senegalese star Youssou N'Dour, this is a glorious escape from the bland correctness and commercial cynicism of mainstream animation. Refusing to patronise either the community in which the story is set (by over-clothing its inhabitants) or its audience (by cosseting them from reality), Michel Ocelet's film challenges youngsters both to question social hierarchies and respect traditional values. But the infant Kirikou's quest to discover why the sorceress Karaba eats the local menfolk and surrounds herself with mischievous fetishes will also seize their imagination.
Plot Summary
A young boy sets out on a quest to save his village from a wicked sorceress who has dried up their spring and devoured all males except one. Animated drama based on an African folk tale, featuring the voices of Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sene Sarr and William Nadylam. In French.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Kirikou
- Doudou Gueye Thiaw
- Kirikou's mother
- Maimouna Ndiaye
- Karaba the sorceress
- Awa Sene Sarr
- Wise man of the mountain
- Robert Lionsol
- Kirikou as a young man
- William Nadylam-Yotnda Sébastien Hébrant
- Kirikou's uncle
- Tshilombo Lubambu
- Strong woman
- Marie Augustine Diatta
- Thin woman
- Isseu Niang
- Medium girl
- Adjoua Barry
Crew
- Director
- Michel Ocelot
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