Boy & the World

Boy & the World
Directed by Alê Abreu
Produced by Tita Tessler
Fernanda Carvalho
Written by Alê Abreu
Starring Vinicius Garcia
Lu Horta
Marco Aurélio Campos
Music by Ruben Feffer
Gustavo Kurlat
Edited by Alê Abreu
Production
company
Filme de Papel
Distributed by Espaço Filmes
Release dates
  • September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20) (OIAF)
  • January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (Brazil)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese

Boy & the World (Portuguese: O Menino e o Mundo) is a 2013 Brazilian animated film written and directed by Alê Abreu. It was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature.[1]

Plot

Cuca is a boy who lives in a distant world, in a small village in the interior of his mythical country. One day, he sees his father leaving in search of work, embarking on a train towards to an unknown capital. The weeks that follow are of anguish and confusing memories. Until then, one night, a breath of wind breaks into the bedroom window and takes the boy to a distant and magical place.[2]

Cast

Reception

The film holds a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 7.7/10 average rating based on 47 reviews. The consensus states: "Boy and the World's distinctive animation is visually thrilling – and it's backed up with a daring, refreshingly different storyline that should enthrall younger viewers while resonating deeply with adults". The film also holds an 80/100 Metascore on Metacritic.

The film's worldwide premiere occurred at the Ottawa International Animation Festival[3] where it won an Honourable Mention for Best Animated Feature "Because it was full of some of the most beautiful images we've ever seen".[4] It also earned an honorable mention at the Festival do Rio and won the Youth Award at the Mostra de Cinema de São Paulo.[5] At the Festival de Cinema de Animação de Lisboa, it won the Best Film Award.[6] At the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, it won the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film, and was voted the favorite film by the audience.[7] In 2015, at Animafest Zagreb, the film won the Grand Prix for feature film. The jury stated that they have awarded the film because it uses innovative artwork, combines both political and emotional feelings, that took them in a colorful trip.[8] In 2016, Boy and the World won the 43rd Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature-Independent.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://oscar.go.com/nominees/animated-feature-film/boy-and-the-world
  2. ↑ http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-202641/
  3. ↑ "Monty Python Returns!" (PDF). Ottawa International Animation Festival. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa International Animation Festival 2013". Ottawa International Animation Festival. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ Trigo, Luciano (January 19, 2014). "‘O menino e o mundo’ faz crítica social pelo olhar de uma criança". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Filme brasileiro O Menino e o Mundo vence Grande Prémio Monstra". Público (in Portuguese). March 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "'The Boy and the World' Wins Top Prize at Annecy Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Winners of the 25 Animafest Zagreb!". Animafest.hr. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "ASIFA-Hollywood | Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Boy and the World’ Win Top Prizes at Annie Awards". www.asifa-hollywood.org. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

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