Kirikou and the Sorceress is a 1998 feature film from director Michel Ocelot. Based loosely on folklore that Ocelot was acquainted with during his childhood sojourn in Guinea,1 this animated tale opens with the birth of the undersized but extremely precocious Kirikou.
The curious newborn hears from his mother that a powerful sorceress has stopped the community's water supply and annihilated all the men in the village. Upon learning that the his last surviving uncle has set off on a seemingly doomed quest to challenge the witch, the resourceful Kirikou rushes down the road of flame trees to assist his mother's youngest brother...
The curious newborn hears from his mother that a powerful sorceress has stopped the community's water supply and annihilated all the men in the village. Upon learning that the his last surviving uncle has set off on a seemingly doomed quest to challenge the witch, the resourceful Kirikou rushes down the road of flame trees to assist his mother's youngest brother...
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| Karaba the Sorceress |
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| Kirikou's uncle battles the sorceress's minions |
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| The sorceress' army of robot-like fetishes |
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| Kirikou inside the magic anthill |
Kirikou's talent for thinking outside the box takes this children's film beyond the typical good vs evil tale. The lush backgrounds are the results of detailed research and 5 years of work.1
Notes
- Kirikou and the Sorceress DVD (French version) Special Features
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