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.

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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

Feb 10, 2022 · This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse. Kirikou sets out on a quest to free his village …

Kirikou et la Sorcière (Kirikou and the Sorceress) is a 1998 French animated film directed by Michel Ocelot and loosely based on "Fereyel and Debbo Engal the Witch", a Fulani fairy tale from West Africa.

This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou, born in an African village on which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse.

Kirikou is the titular main protagonist of the franchise of the same name. He is a tiny baby boy who is somehow born without his mother and can speak and walk immediately after being born.

Born into a village that's being held hostage by an evil sorceress, an extraordinary boy named Kirikou tries to free his people from further harm.

Feb 18, 2000 · Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

Nov 25, 2025 · Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) starring Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sène Sarr and directed by Michel Ocelot.