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DVD ~ Doudou Gueye Thiaw
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  • Actors: Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sene Sarr, Robert Liensol, William Nadylam
  • Directors: Michel Ocelot
  • Writers: Michel Ocelot
  • Producers: Arlette Zylberberg, Bénédicte Galup, Didier Brunner, Jacques Vercruyssen, Paul Thiltges
  • Format: Animated, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Dec 2003
  • Run Time: 70 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000VJID4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,231 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features

  • Director's biography

DVD Technical Information:

  • Running Time: 70 minutes
  • Region Code: 2
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3
  • Language: French
  • Optional English subtitles
  • Optional English dubbing


Synopsis

Based on an African folktale, KIRIKOU is the story of a little boy who delivers himself from his mother's womb already walking and talking and decides straight away to free his village of an evil sorceress's curse. Joint winner in 2002 (with CHICKEN RUN) of the British Animation Award for Best European Feature.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute must have for anyone with kids, 12 Jan 2004
This is a tremendous film, and a beautiful DVD. My son wanted to watch nothing else for the last four weeks, his enthusiasm for it was immense.

This movie is nothing like your standard cartoon offering - the story is simple and pure, the animation is crisp, the music is enchanting, there is no attempt to dress-up the story, and the representation of West African culture is pretty fair.

If you can (or your kids can) understand any French then try to watch the movie in its original language, the songs and the dialogue work much better, plus the accentation of the English dubbing is questionable (while all the accents are African they span the whole continent so it sounds very "dubbed").

The DVD pack comes with a bonus disk which is interesting and fun, but only in French.

All in all I cannot recommend this more highly. This is a great movie that kids will watch over and over again.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very different, 5 Jan 2004
By S. P. Harper (Cheltenham, UK.) - See all my reviews
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Firstly I have to say I have not watched this in its entirety, but watched over half of it on holiday with our 2 young boys who were captivated. It is so different to anything else and is quite enthralling. I have just ordered 4 more copies as I know no one else will have it! Go on - try it!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet African folk animation, 12 Jul 2007
By Jay "The Amazon Reviewer" (Mauritius) - See all my reviews
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The sweet-natured Kirikou and the Sorceress, is a French animated movie drawing on a West African tale that has an authenticity The Lion King lacks. The diminutive, preternaturally wise hero talks in his mother's womb, cuts his own umbilical cord and proceeds to save the village from an oppressive sorceress. The two-dimensional drawings with the characters usually in profile look like folk art and have the feel of a children's book. The attractive score is by the Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour.
By the way, watch the original French version which adapts itselt to Westren African based accents as opposed to the dubbed English version which incorporates a broader range of African accents.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and enchanting story. Glad to have it.
[[ASIN:B0000VJID4 Kirikou And The Sorceress [2002]

Amazing animated movie for kids. My daughters were simply enchanted by it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Marzena Goralska

5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As If Not Better Than Disney
The story, the animation and the music is lovely . It is refreshing to find an african children's story which is truely reflective of African life in all respects. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2006 by Ms. J. V. Abura

5.0 out of 5 stars A Magical Feast for Eyes and Ears and Everything
Beautiful animation about a baby saving his village from an evil sorceress. In the same sort of vein as Spirited Away - animation that highlights the magic and wonder in the world... Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2006 by Mr. R. Muller

5.0 out of 5 stars Just fantastic
An original video story for young and old and so very interesting to see for ones a real african story the music is very good and those tunes stay for a while... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2005 by Martine H. Eni

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best animated childrens movies ever
This Senegalese cartoon film is one of the most appealing animated films of the last 10 years for both adults and children. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2004

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