A naked toddler outsmarts a sorceress and nobody questions it. African folklore hits different.
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.
Writing
Kirikou talks like a tiny adult. It rules.
Director
Michel Ocelot
Doudou Gueye Thiaw
Kirikou enfant (voice)
Maimouna N'Diaye
La Mère (voice)
Awa Sène Sarr
Karaba (voice)
Robert Liensol
Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
William Nadylam
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Sebastien Hebrant
Rémi Bichet
Kirikou adulte
Moustapha Diop
Le fétiche sur le toit
Isseu Niang
La femme maigre
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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1998
2005
2012