Kirikou and the Sorceress

Kirikou and the Sorceress (Original Title: Kirikou et la Sorcière ) is a French animated film and the first feature film length from the grown in Guinea director Michel Ocelot 's 1998 The film is loosely based on a West African tale and was so successful that in 2005. the continuation of Kirikou and the Wild Animals was born. Followed in 2007 by the musical Kirikou and Karaba.

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In a small village in the West African savannah of the tiny boy Kirikou is born. He already speaks in the womb, is intelligent, quick-witted, can run very fast and is in all respects a special child.

The village is bullied by the evil sorceress Karaba. She has already captured almost all men. What remains are only women, children, an old man and Kirikus uncle. The sorceress leaves nothing to be difficult to make the villagers life. You can dry up in the near source, sends her enchanted wood fetishes to the village to jewelry and anything valuable to steal, and tried several times to kidnap the children. She herself never leaves it their home.

The sly Kirikou can not be intimidated by Karaba and can fool the witch again. He defeated Karabas kidnapping attempts and brings back the source to bubbling. Finally, he sets off on a dangerous path to his wise grandfather, who lives in the mountains behind Karabas house. From him he learns that the witch is itself enchanted, because evil men who once met her a thorn deep in the spine.

With a trick Kirikou manages to pull the thorn out Karabas back, after which the malice of her fall and she is a normal woman again. Also Kirikou himself is redeemed. A kiss from Karaba let him grow into a big, strong man.

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Continued Kirikou and the Wild Animals

Due to the success of Kirikou and the Sorceress brought Michel Ocelot, 2005, the continuation of Kirikou and the wild animals out. This is located temporally in the middle of the first film and tells several episodes from the life of Kirikou and the villagers.