Kirikou

“Mother, deliver me or push me out into the world” is the first line spoken by Kirikou in this animated movie. The mother responded and said, “A child that can talk from his mother’s womb has the ability to come out by himself”. Consequently, the boy was born, and he cuts the umbilical cord by himself. He also named himself “Kirikou”.
Kirikou was born into an African rural setting at a period when there was a terrible sorceress named Karaba. Karaba was vicious. She had a dreadful spell that enables the spring to disappear. In addition, she enjoys manipulating and terrifying the villagers. She was feared. Most of the men that dared to fight her were either kidnapped or disappeared without traces. The villagers assumed that she ate these men.
The sorceress was a beautiful woman. She was surrounded by courageous and obedient robots which she uses as weapons of destruction.
Soon, Kirikou was aware of the situation that was going on in the village. He was willing to find solutions to the problems of his village. He wanted to free his people from Karaba’s curses. This led Kirikou on a journey to the forbidden mountain, to meet the wise man of the mountain, who knew about Karaba and her secrets. (Phenomenal TV, 2016) (YouTube).
Authors, interest in this film as a focus of research studies was based on the following notions:
• The film source of inspiration was from West Africa and has gone international in scope and dimensions, within its long-time of release.
• The film has been judged to be of high commercial success.
• It is similar to other great animated films.
• Despite its provocative nudes and semi-nude’s characters, it depicts true a African story in typical African village settings.
• The author has searched and did an extensive literature review and has not found this film reviewed by expert film analysts within a research format.
• In a nutshell, the film satisfies the concern of film studies in the digital age.