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Kirikou and the Sorceress

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

Part of Kirikou Collection

1998•1h 11m•7.3/10
FantasyAdventureAnimationFamily

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7.3/10(1K)

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

Les Armateurs, Monipoly Productions, France 3 Cinéma, RTBF

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw

Doudou Gueye Thiaw

Kirikou enfant (voice)

Maimouna N'Diaye

Maimouna N'Diaye

La Mère (voice)

Awa Sène Sarr

Awa Sène Sarr

Karaba (voice)

Robert Liensol

Robert Liensol

Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)

William Nadylam

William Nadylam

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Sebastien Hebrant

Sebastien Hebrant

Kirikou jeune homme (voice)

Thilombo Lubambu

L'Oncle (voice)

Rémi Bichet

Rémi Bichet

Kirikou adulte

Marie Augustine Diatta

La femme forte

Moustapha Diop

Moustapha Diop

Le fétiche sur le toit

Isseu Niang

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

Abdoulayé Diop Yama

Le veillard

Josephine Theodora M'Boup

La femme moyenne

Tabata N'Diaye

La femme âgée

Samba Wane

Le fétiche parleur

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