Boy & the World
O Menino e o Mundo
2014BrazilLanguage: ptDirected by Alê Abreu★ 7.4
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwhimsicalsurrealhauntingbleakhopeful
Pacing
dreamlikeslow burnepisodic
Story
journeyunraveling
Emotion
grieflongingloss of innocencebelongingfeeling powerless
Themes
class and moneypovertyold ways vs. new worldfamily wounds passed downlife under oppression
Feel
quietly hauntingcerebralemotionally wreckingdiscussion starter
Violence
suggestive