Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
Kirikou et la sorcière (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-PG
- 1h 11min
- Animation, Adventure
- 27 Oct 2000 (USA)
- Movie
Kirikou, an unusual little boy, must search the wisdom of the forbidden mountain in order to save his village from a spell cast by the evil sorceress Karaba
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Writer:
Awards:
- 11 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Doudou Gueye Thiaw | ... |
Kirikou enfant (voice)
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| Maimouna N'Diaye | ... |
La Mère (voice)
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Awa Sene Sarr | ... |
Karaba (voice)
(as Awa Sène Sarr)
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Robert Liensol | ... |
Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
(as Robert Lionsol)
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| William Nadylam | ... |
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
(as William Nadylam-Yotnda)
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Sebastien Hebrant | ... |
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
(as Sébastien Hébrant)
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Thilombo Lubambu | ... |
L'Oncle (voice)
(as Tshilombo Lubambu)
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Marie Augustine Diatta | ... |
La Femme forte (voice)
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Moustapha Diop | ... |
Fétiche sur le toît (voice)
(as Mouhamadou Moustapha Diop)
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Isseu Niang | ... |
La Femme maigre (voice)
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Selly Raby Kane | ... |
La Grande Fille (voice)
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Erick Patrick Correa | ... |
Le Grand Garçon (voice)
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Adjoua Barry | ... |
La Fille moyenne (voice)
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Charles Edouard Gomis Correa | ... |
Le Garçon moyen (voice)
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Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi | ... |
La Petite Fille (voice)
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Abdoulaye Diop | ... |
Le Vieillard (voice)
(as Abdoulayé Diop Yama)
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Josephine Theodora M'Boup | ... |
La Femme moyenne (voice)
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Tabata Ndiaye | ... |
La Femme âgée (voice)
(as Thiaba N'Diaye)
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Samba Wane | ... |
Fétiche parleur (voice)
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Aminatha N'Diaye | ... |
La Femme-mère (voice)
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François Chicaïa | ... |
Homme du village (voice)
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N'Deyé Aïta N'Diaye | ... |
Femme du village (voice)
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Abdou El Aziz Gueye | ... |
Homme du village (voice)
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Boury Kandé | ... |
Femme du village (voice)
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Assy Dieng Ba | ... |
Le Cri (voice)
(as Assy Dieng Bâ)
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Antoinette Kellermann | ... |
Karaba (uncredited) (voice)
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Fezile Mpela | ... |
L'Oncle (uncredited) (voice)
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Theo Sebeko | ... |
Kirikou enfant (uncredited) (voice)
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Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole | ... |
Le Vieillard (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Michel Ocelot | ||
| Raymond Burlet | ... | (in collaboration with) |
Written by
| Michel Ocelot | ... | (writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Didier Brunner | ... | delegate producer / executive producer |
| Vilnis Kalnaellis | ... | executive producer: Riga |
| Jacqueline Pierreux | ... | associate producer |
| Paul Thiltges | ... | delegate producer / executive producer |
| Jacques Vercruyssen | ... | delegate producer / executive producer |
| Violette Vercruyssen | ... | delegate producer (as Violette Vercruyssen-Wacha) / executive producer (as Violette Vercruyssen-Wacha) |
| Arlette Zylberberg | ... | executive producer: RTBF |
Music by
| Youssou N'Dour | ... | (original music) |
Editing by
| Dominique Lefever | ||
Editorial Department
| Julien Mazon | ... | trailer editor (2019 release) |
Production Design by
| Anne-Lise Koehler | ||
| Thierry Million | ||
Production Management
| Assy Dieng Ba | ... | head of production: Dakar |
| Gérald Dupeyrot | ... | production director |
| Michel Dutheil | ... | production director / production manager |
Art Department
| Michel Ocelot | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Philippe Brunot | ... | sound engineer (as Philippe Brun) |
| Mathieu Cox | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Paul Gagnon | ... | sound engineer |
| Norbert Gilbert | ... | sound recordist |
| Alek Goosse | ... | sound mixer |
| Sylvie Gourgner | ... | sound |
| Marina Lerchs | ... | foley recordist |
| Alain Sironval | ... | additional sound |
| Christine Sirotti | ... | sound detection |
| Philippe van Leer | ... | foley artist (as Philippe Van Leer) |
Special Effects by
| Michel Dimmer | ... | special effects |
| Adriano Lovadina | ... | special effects |
Animation Department
| Ivan Bonometti | ... | background artist |
| Renaud Bouet | ... | background layout artist |
| Christel Boyer | ... | background artist |
| Zsuzsa Bábszky | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Stéphane Cartro | ... | animation layout artist |
| Roberts Cinkuss | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Enikõ Czigány | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Erika Dancsházi | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Samuel Dhaussy | ... | background artist |
| Endre Dyekiss | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Róbert Egri | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Hajnal Eszes | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Éva Faragó | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Frédéric Fourniols | ... | background artist |
| Áron Gauder | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Ildikó Golisz | ... | clean-up/inbetween artist |
| Gunta Gracinska | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Sarmite Gulbe | ... | animator: Rija Studio / inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| István Heim | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Iveta Hincenberga | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Mária Imre | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Diana Janele | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Elita Kanepe | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Péter Kemény | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Anne-Lise Koehler | ... | background layout artist |
| Titusz Kovács | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Zane Kozuhovska | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Vineta Krastina | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Tatjana Lebedeva | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Pascal Lemaire | ... | layout supervisor |
| Dace Liepa | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Valentina Lietuviete | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Christophe Lourdelet | ... | animation layout artist |
| Vincent Lozouet | ... | background artist |
| Dace Luce | ... | assistant animation supervisor: Rija Studio |
| Zoltán Madarász | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Dita Masena | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Ruta Mezavilka | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Xavier Mussat | ... | animator |
| Iliana Panaiotova-Franklin | ... | animator |
| Sarmite Pape | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Indra Petraskevica | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Jean-Michel Picard | ... | background artist |
| Laima Puntule | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Réka Reisinger | ... | inbetween artist: Exist Studio |
| Inga Riba | ... | animation supervisor: Rija Studio |
| Ilze Ruska | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Dace Saulite | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Laurent Schoonvaere | ... | background artist |
| Aleksandrs Sehovcovs | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio (as Alexandrs Sehovcevs) |
| Éric Serre | ... | animation layout artist |
| Stéphane Servais | ... | background artist |
| Stéphane Sicher | ... | animation layout artist |
| Bruno Silva | ... | background artist |
| Catherine Simoni | ... | background artist |
| Ieva Smite | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Marina Trede | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Erika Varga | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
| Laila Veidenberga | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Philippe Vercruyssen | ... | animation studio manager |
| Ilga Vevere | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Dana Zagere | ... | inbetween artist: Rija Studio |
| Taiga Zile | ... | animator: Rija Studio |
| Magda Éber | ... | animator: Exist Studio |
Casting Department
| Marie-Félicité Ebokéa | ... | casting |
Music Department
| Emmanuel Deletang | ... | music consultant |
| Paul Lavergne | ... | music consultant |
Additional Crew
| Sarah Beunza | ... | production assistant |
| Kristine Cibulska | ... | administration: Rija Studio |
| Alice Deckenbrunnen | ... | production coordinator |
| Michel Dutheil | ... | production administrator |
| Patrice Fiorina | ... | production accountant |
| Bénédicte Galup | ... | production coordinator |
| Norbert Laporte | ... | production accountant |
| Sara Zentilin | ... | production coordinator |
Thanks
| Marie-Claire Bouchaud | ... | thanks |
| Claude Copin | ... | thanks |
| Michèle Péju | ... | a big thank you |
| Patrick Schwerdtle | ... | thanks (as P. Schwerdtle) |
Production Companies
- Les Armateurs
- Odec Kid Cartoons
- Monipoly Productions
- Trans Europe Film
- Studio O
- France 3 Cinéma
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
- Exposure
- Canal+ (with the participation of)
- Eurimages (with the support of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the support of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (with the support of)
- Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg (with the support of)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (with the support of)
- Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique
- Pôle image d'Angoulême
Distributors
- Albatros Film (2003) (Japan) (theatrical) (dubbed version)
- CYMAX Productions (1998) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (United States) (theatrical) (Coming Soon)
- Gébéka Films (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution. (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Neaniko Plano (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Prodifilms (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alta Classics S.L. Unipersonal (Spain)
- Angel Films (Denmark)
- ArtMattan Productions (2000) (United States) (dubbed)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2003) (Greece) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1998) (United Kingdom)
- Cult Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- France Télévisions (2000) (France) (video)
- Paulinas Multimídia (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Quality Films (2002) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Quality Films (2002) (Mexico) (VHS)
- RUSCICO (2004) (Russia) (video)
- Remstar Distribution
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (Canada) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Centre national de la bande dessinée et de l'image (CNBDI) (thanks)
- Dada Studios (music mixed at)
- EMI Virgin Music Publishing (music production)
- Excalibur (titles)
- Exist Studio (animation)
- Les Armateurs (music production)
- Lou Ease (sound editing)
- Lumières numériques (trailer)
- Pôle image d'Angoulême (supported by)
- Rija Films (animation)
- Société A vue d'oeil (thanks)
- Société Octopussy (thanks)
- Studio Xippi (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In a little village somewhere in Africa, a boy named Kirikou is born. But he's not a normal boy, because he knows what he wants very well. Also he already can speak and walk. His mother tells him how an evil sorceress has dried up their spring and devoured all males of the village except of one. Hence little Kirikou decides, he will accompany the last warrior to the sorceress. Due to his intrepidity he may be the last hope of the village.
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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| Taglines | Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse? See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR3,800,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Michel Ocelot's directorial film debut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kirikou See more » |
| Quotes |
Village Boy:
[sees a beautiful tree standing on its own]
Look at that tree! I've never seen anything like it. Kirikou: Then don't go near it! It may be a trap from the sorceress. See more » |