Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- French
- Country
- France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.
- folk
- power of goodness
- folktale
- bad witch
- cultures of west africa
- african tale
- french
- supersteiner
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill

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
- Directed
- Michel Ocelot
- Written
- Michel Ocelot
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 1,187 ratings
- Studio
- Les Armateurs, Monipoly Productions, France 3 Cinéma, RTBF
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.










