---
title: 'Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michel Ocelot'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 71
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Luxembourg'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kirikou-and-the-sorceress-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181627/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

1998 · 71 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Family · France, Luxembourg, Belgium

Original title: Kirikou et la Sorcière

## Synopsis

Kirikou and the Sorceress is a 1998 French-language animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba. The film was originally released on 9 December 1998. It is a co-production between companies in France, Belgium and Luxembourg and animated at Rija Films' studio in Latvia and Studio Exist in Hungary.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michel Ocelot](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-ocelot)
- **Screenplay:** [Michel Ocelot](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-ocelot)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Youssou N’Dour](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssou-n-dour)
- **Producer:** [Didier Brunner](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-brunner)

## Cast

- [William Nadylam](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-nadylam)
- [Robert Liensol](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-liensol)

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