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Boy & the World

Boy & the World

Some dreams survive.

20147.41h 20m

Overview

Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

Directed by Alê Abreu
Written by Alê Abreu
Produced by Tita Tessler
Box Office0Revenue: $121K

Top Cast

V

Vinicius Garcia

Kid (voice)

L

Lu Horta

Mother (voice)

Marco Aurélio Campos

Marco Aurélio Campos

Father (voice)

F

Felipe Zilse

Young Boy (voice)

Alê Abreu

Alê Abreu

Old Man (voice)

Cassius Romero

Cassius Romero

Dog (voice)

Nestor Chiesse

Nestor Chiesse

Colonel (voice)

A

Alfredo Rollo

News Anchor (voice)

P

Patrícia Pichamone

News Anchor (voice)

Melissa Garcia

Melissa Garcia

(voice)

Themes & Keywords

journey around the worldmodernitycoming of agetraveldiscovery worlddiscoverydiscoveringvision of the future

About Boy & the World

Boy & the World is a animation, fantasy, adventure, family film released in 2014 exploring themes of journey around the world, modernity, coming of age, travel, discovery world, discovery. Directed by Alê Abreu, it stars Vinicius Garcia, Lu Horta, Marco Aurélio Campos. Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

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