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Film · 2013

Boy and the World

Original titleO Menino e o Mundo

Directed by Alê Abreu · starring Alê Abreu

  • 7.8 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.2 Users4 votes
  • 8.3 Critics3 reviews

Synopsis

This is the story of a young boy who lives in a village in Brazil. The life of the boy is marked the day his father isn't with him because he finds a job in the city. It is then when despite his youth, the child decides to initiate an enigmatic and interesting journey to be reunited with him. During this phase of discovery, the protagonist meets elements and creatures that could never have imagined: from animals which merge with machines to the latest technologies employed in the media. This is the story of a journey about wishes, dreams and obstacles to achieve them. But it is also a story about the hard obstacles we encounter along the way to get what you really want in life. 'Boy and the World' is an animation movie directed by Alê Abreu.

The essentials

Runtime
80 min1 hour and 20 minutes
How long is Boy and the World?
1 hour and 20 minutes (80 minutes).
Who directed Boy and the World?
Alê Abreu.
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Director
Alê Abreu
Writers
Alê Abreu

Videos and trailers

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Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
7.2 4 votes

What the critics say average 8.3 from 3

  • 9.0 CinemaníaPablo G. Taboada It is a beautiful - and accurate - infant movie, a perfect movie for the kids (...) and at the same time, a balm for adults. Read
  • 8.0 VarietyDennis Harvey A simple, universal parable played out in boldly imaginative design terms (...) 'The Boy and the World', is an enchanting visual treat. Read
  • 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney While it might have remained more captivating as a short, this is an imaginative, artisanal work, blissfully distant in style and sensibility from the computer-animated blockbusters that dominate… Read

Trivia

  • 'Sírius' was the first short film of the director.

  • It's the second feature of the brazilian Alê Abreu.

  • It uses very different techniques of animation as a collage or computer graphics.

  • This project was born during the preparation of a documentary entitled 'Canto latino', a work that its director failed to finish.

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