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Doudou Gueye Thiaw
Kirikou enfant (voice)
Maimouna N'Diaye
La Mère (voice)
Awa Sène Sarr
Karaba (voice)
Robert Liensol
Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
William Nadylam
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Sebastien Hebrant
Kirikou jeune homme (voice)
Thilombo Lubambu
L'Oncle (voice)
Rémi Bichet
Kirikou adulte
Marie Augustine Diatta
La femme forte
Moustapha Diop
Le fétiche sur le toit
Isseu Niang
La femme maigre
Selly Raby Kane
La grande fille
Erick Patrick Correa
Le grand garçon
Adjoua Barry
La fille moyenne
Charles Edouard Gomis Correa
Le garçon moyen
Marie-Louise Shedeye Diiddi
La petite fille
Abdoulayé Diop Yama
Le veillard
Josephine Theodora M'Boup
La femme moyenne
Tabata N'Diaye
La femme âgée
Samba Wane
Le fétiche parleur
Aminatha N'Diaye
La femme mère
François Chicaïa
L'homme du village
N'Deyé Aïta N'Diaye
La femme du village
Abdou El Aziz Gueye
L'homme du village
Boury Kandé
La femme du village
Assy Dieng Bâ
Le cri de Karaba
Michel Elias
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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Aug 28 2023

This is a really joyous animation to watch. A pregnant lady gives birth to a determined young infant who can immediately walk, talk and who names himself "Kirikou". Enthusiastic, questioning, innocent - he discovers that his village well has been stopped up by the evil sorceress "Karaba" and so decides to rectify the situation. His adventures are fun, simple - as is the animation - with plenty of humour from the dialogue, just the tiniest degree of menace and some interesting characterisations for our young man to engage with along the way. The film looks a little at the superstitions that guid...