Kirikou and the Sorceress

"Kirikou" redirects here. For the video game based on the film, see Kirikou (video game).

Kirikou and the Sorceress
Original French film poster
Directed byMichel Ocelot
Written byMichel Ocelot
Produced byDidier Brunner
Starring
Edited byDominique Lefevre[1]
Music byYoussou N'Dour
Production
companies
Distributed byGébéka Films
Release date
  • 9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)
Running time
71 minutes[2]
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg[2]
LanguageFrench
Budget€3,800,000[3]

Kirikou and the Sorceress (French: Kirikou et la Sorcière, [kiʁiku e la sɔʁsjɛʁ]) is a 1998 French-language animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. Drawn from elements of West African folk tales,[4] it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba. The film was originally released on 9 December 1998.[5] It is a co-production between companies in France (Exposure, France 3 Cinema, Les Armateurs, Monipoly, Odec Kid Cartoons), Belgium (Radio-Télévision belge) and Luxembourg (Studio O, Trans Europe Film) and animated at Rija Films' studio in Latvia and Studio Exist in Hungary.[1][5]

It was so successful that it was followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, released in 2005, and adapted into a stage musical, Kirikou et Karaba, first performed in 2007.[6] Another follow-up, Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes, was released in late 2012.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Ocelot, Michel (5 December 2003). "Des noms". Tout sur Kirikou (in French). Paris: Seuil. pp. 172–173. ISBN 2-02-062827-9.
  2. ^ a b "Kirikou et la sorcière". Les Armateurs. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ocelot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Lugt, Peter van der (25 August 2008). "This is animation". GhibliWorld.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Kirikou Et La Sorciere (Kirikou And The Sorceress)". www.bcdb.com, 13 October 2012
  6. ^ Hetrick, Adam (21 June 2007). "Animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress to become stage musical". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  7. ^ "En cours". Les Armateurs. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.