Kirikou et la sorcière (1998)

Director:

Michel Ocelot

Writer:

Michel Ocelot (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

Can Kirikou save his village from a terrible curse?

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

African Dance | African Tribe | Africa | Animal Human Communication | Animate Statue

Awards:

11 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Atsuko Asano	...	Kalaba (voice: Japanese version)
Ryunosuke Kamiki	...	Kirikou (voice: Japanese version)
Antoinette Kellermann	...	Karaba (voice)
Fezele Mpeka	...	Uncle (voice)
Kombisile Sangweni	...	The Mother (voice)
Theo Sebeko	...	Kirikou (voice)
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole	...	The Old Man / Viellard (voice)

Directed by
Michel Ocelot

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michel Ocelot		writer

Produced by
Didier Brunner	....	producer
Vilnis Kalnaellis	....	executive producer: Riga
Paul Thiltges	....	producer
Jacques Vercruyssen	....	producer
Violette Vercruyssen	....	executive producer (as Violette Vercruyssen-Wacha)
Arlette Zylberberg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Youssou N'Dour

Film Editing by
Dominique Lefever

Production Design by
Anne Lise Lourdelet		(as Anne-Lise Koehler)
Thierry Million

Art Department
Michel Ocelot	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Mathieu Cox	....	second sound re-recording mixer
Alek Goosse	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marina Lerchs	....	foley and adr recordist
Alain Sironval	....	sound effects editor
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist

Animation Department
Zsuzsa Babszky	....	inbetween artist: Exist Studio
Ivan Bonometti	....	background artist
Renaud Bouet	....	background layout artist
Christel Boyer	....	background artist
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
Magda Éber	....	animator: Exist Studio
Róbert Egri	....	animator: Exist Studio
Hajnal Eszes	....	animator: Exist Studio
Éva Faragó	....	inbetween artist: Exist Studio
Frederique Fourniols	....	background artist (as Frédéric Fourniols)
Áron Gauder	....	animator: Exist Studio
Gunta Gracinska	....	inbetween artist: Rija Studio
Sarmite Gulbe	....	animator: Rija Studio
Sarmite Gulbe	....	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
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
Anne Lise Lourdelet	....	background layout artist (as Anne-Lise Koehler)
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
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)
Eric 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
Ilga Vevere	....	inbetween artist: Rija Studio
Dana Zagere	....	inbetween artist: Rija Studio
Taiga Zile	....	animator: Rija Studio

Other 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

Production Companies

• Exposure Model and Talent Agency
• France 3 Cinéma
• Les Armateurs
• Monipoly
• Odec Kid Cartoons
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
• Studio O
• Trans Europe Film

Distributors

• Albatros Film (2003) (Japan) (theatrical) (dubbed version)
• Alta Classics S.L. Unipersonal (Spain)
• Angel Films (Denmark)
• ArtMattan Productions (2000) (USA) (dubbed)
• British Film Institute (BFI) (1998) (UK) (all media)
• Cult Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gébéka Films
• MFA Filmdistribution (Germany)
• Paulinas Multimídia (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Prodifilms (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• RUSCICO (2004) (Russia) (video)
• Remstar Distribution
• Studio Ghibli (2002) (Japan) (theatrical) (dubbed version)
• Studio Ghibli (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Excalibur  titles
• Exist Studio  animation
• Rija Films  animation (as Rija Studio)

Also Known As:

Kirikou and the Sorceress (USA)
Kirikou en de heks (Belgium: Flemish title) (TV title)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

France | Belgium | Luxembourg

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:G | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U

Company:

Exposure Model and Talent Agency

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Michel Ocelot] [silhouettes] During the underground tunnel scenes, Kirikou is rendered as solid black silhouette with only the whites of his eyes and teeth showing. Earlier in the film, his mother is seen silhouetted against the burning hut.

Quotes:

Karaba: [her suspicious lookout has seen Kirikou's mother searching among the plants] She's gathering herbs to make soup.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2005)

Parents alert:

Parents, you children will NOT see this delightful film unless you stay up all night and tape if for them (if you live in USA). This film is rated "Mature audiences", which means American television cannot show it except on premium cable in the middle of the night. The reason for this is that women in West Africa have never worn anything above the waist, and they are authentically illustrated, without guilt or shame, in their every-day clothing. Not suitable for children in the USA, but perfectly alright in the rest of the world.