La Sorcière Blanche

Kirikou and the Sorceress (French: Kirikou et la Sorcière, pronounced [kiʁiku e la sɔʁsjɛʁ]) 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 (Exposure, France 3 Cinéma, Les Armateurs, Monipoly, Odec Kid Cartoons), Belgium (Radio-Télévision Belge) and Luxembourg (Studio O, Trans Europe Film) and animated at Rija Films' studio in Latvia and Studio Exist in Hungary. Kirikou and the Sorceress was a major commercial and critical success in France, becoming a modern classic of French animation. Its success led to a sequel, Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, released in 2005, and a stage musical adaptation, Kirikou et Karaba, first performed in 2007. Another follow-up, Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes, was released in late 2012.