Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) movie poster

Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

Kirikou et la sorcière
"Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?"
ThumbScore
👍 92%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 86%
FantasyAdventureAnimationFamily

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Director
Michel Ocelot
Runtime
1h 11m
Country
France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Language
French
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (1,152 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
77

Cast

Doudou Gueye Thiaw as Kirikou enfant (voice)
Maimouna N'Diaye as La Mère (voice)
Awa Sène Sarr as Karaba (voice)
Robert Liensol as Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
William Nadylam as Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Sebastien Hebrant as Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Thilombo Lubambu as L'Oncle (voice)
Rémi Bichet as Kirikou adulte

Is Kirikou and the Sorceress good?

Yes. 92% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#24 / 937 · Fantasy
Rank in its year
#4 / 116 · 1998
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Animated Movies on Prime Video (#2) · The Best Family Movies on Prime Video (#2) · The Best Adventure Movies on Prime Video (#3) · Top 250 Movies of All Time (#109)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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