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An amazing Brazilian animation that truly exemplifies the power of imagery and music as a combination that has more than enough to portray a powerful and profound message.
An amazing Brazilian animation that truly exemplifies the power of imagery and music as a combination that has more than enough to portray a powerful and profound message. It shows an adventurous quest that illustrates the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child. A cautionary tale of globalization, 'The Boy And The World' teaches above all the dangers of the massification of the economy, of the mind, and of the soul.

Credits

Director
Alê Abreu
Screenwriter
Alê Abreu
Producer
Alê Abreu
Editor
Alê Abreu
Production Company
Filme de Papel
Sales Company
Elo Company
Distributor
Espaço Filmes
Music
Ruben Feffer, Gustavo Kurlat
Cast
Vinicius Garcia, Felipe Garcia, Alê Abreu, Lu Horta, Marco Aurélio Campos, Cassius Romero

About the Director

Alê Abreu
Alê Abreu was born in São Paulo in 1971. At the age of 13, he he made his first short film, ‘Elephant Memory’, at an animation workshop at the Brazilian Museum of Image and Sound. He has directed the short films ‘Sirius’ (1993), ‘Scarecrow’, (1998) and ‘Step’ (2007). His first feature film was ‘Cosmic Boy’ (2007). His most recent film, ‘The Boy and the World’, won several awards worldwide, includi