Kirikou and the Sorceress
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Kirikou and the Sorceress
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1998
1h 11m
7.3(1140 votes)
Fantasy
Adventure
Animation
Family

Overview

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

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Production Companies

Les Armateurs
France 3 Cinéma
RTBF

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Doudou Gueye Thiaw

Kirikou enfant (voice)

Doudou Gueye Thiaw
Acting

Maimouna N'Diaye

La Mère (voice)

Maimouna N'Diaye
Acting

Awa Sène Sarr

Karaba (voice)

Awa Sène Sarr
Acting

Robert Liensol

Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

Robert Liensol
Acting

William Nadylam

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

William Nadylam
Acting

Sebastien Hebrant

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Sebastien Hebrant
Acting

Thilombo Lubambu

L'Oncle (voice)

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Rémi Bichet

Kirikou adulte

Rémi Bichet
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Marie Augustine Diatta

La femme forte

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Moustapha Diop

Le fétiche sur le toit

Moustapha Diop
Acting

Isseu Niang

La femme maigre

Isseu Niang
Directing

Selly Raby Kane

La grande fille

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Erick Patrick Correa

Le grand garçon

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Adjoua Barry

La fille moyenne

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Charles Edouard Gomis Correa

Le garçon moyen

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Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi

La petite fille

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Abdoulayé Diop Yama

Le veillard

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Josephine Theodora M'Boup

La femme moyenne

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Tabata N'Diaye

La femme âgée

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Samba Wane

Le fétiche parleur

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Aminatha N'Diaye

La femme mère

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François Chicaïa

L'homme du village

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N'Deyé Aïta N'Diaye

La femme du village

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Abdou El Aziz Gueye

L'homme du village

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Boury Kandé

La femme du village

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Assy Dieng Bâ

Le cri de Karaba

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Michel Elias

Voix, sons et bruitages des animaux

Michel Elias

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