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The Boy and the World

O menino e o mundo (The Boy and the World)

2013

Alê Abreu

Animation

7.1

1,432

Animation. Drama. Adventure. Fantasy. Kids Suffering from the absence of a father, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by animal-machines and strange beings. A portrait of the problems of the modern world seen through the eyes of a child.

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"A simple, universal parable played out in boldly imaginative in design terms (...) The Boy and the World, is an enchanting visual treat"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"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 the market"	POS
United States	Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times	"'Boy and the World' reminds viewers that an animated feature can be more intimate and personal than the big-budget CG extravaganzas produced by Hollywood studio"	POS
United States	Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"A colorful and stirring animated journey."	POS
United States	Sara Stewart New York Post	"Subtle it's not, but this bleak fable does pack an emotional punch. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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