Boy & the World

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.

Cast

Vinicius Garcia

as Kid (voice)

Lu Horta

as Mother (voice)

Marco Aurélio Campos

as Father (voice)

Felipe Zilse

as Young Boy (voice)

Alê Abreu

as Old Man (voice)

Cassius Romero

as Dog (voice)

Nestor Chiesse

as Colonel (voice)

Alfredo Rollo

as News Anchor (voice)

Patrícia Pichamone

as News Anchor (voice)

Melissa Garcia

as (voice)

Reviews

Reno

> We live gloriously, but we won't let the world. The film was nominated at the 88th American Academy Awards for best animated feature and lost to 'Inside Out', but won one at Annie Awards out of three nominees. Originally from Brasil, a 80 minutes long, I mean short film, excluding the opening a...

SunParakeet

Yes, this film is, though you may not suspect it at first, about our broken relationship with nature. The city is the bad place, technology is bad, and nature is good and pure. And you can be sure that this message is not handled with any subtlety - at all. But, I loved this film. And not just be...

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