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# Critically Acclaimed Animated Film 'Boy and the World' Opens Dec 11 at IFC Center
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/critically-acclaimed-animated-film-boy-and-the-world-opens-dec-11-at-ifc-center/
- Published: 2015-12-09T19:54:40.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:47:48.000Z
- Description: From the distributor that brought you Academy Award nominees Song of the Sea, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, The Secret of Kells, and more comes a true work of art: the critically-acclaimed, visually electrifying musical odyssey BOY AND THE WORLD.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MTA4NTkyLCJh
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- Tags: Announcement, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:13 (2014, 2015, part 3)

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From the distributor that brought you Academy Award nominees *Song of the Sea*, *The Tale of the Princess Kaguya*, *The Secret of Kells*, and more comes a true work of art: the critically-acclaimed, visually electrifying musical odyssey [**BOY AND THE WORLD**](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MTA4NTkyLCJhdCI6MjAsImJ0IjowLCJjbSI6MzM3MTEzLCJjaCI6MTkzMCwiY2siOnt9LCJjciI6MTI1Mjg1NSwiZG0iOjQsImZjIjoxMzQyNzQ1LCJmbCI6OTQ2MDQ0LCJpcCI6IjU0LjI0Mi4zNS4xMDMiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6OTAwLCJlYyI6OTAwLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vYm95YW5kdGhld29ybGRmaWxtLmNvbS8iLCJyZSI6MX0&s=U-yBTDIcnxY%5FqD9aF3eKMSDn8PA&ref=hyperallergic.com). Having already won awards in over 40 film festivals, *Boy and the World* is being hailed by IndieWire as “unequivocally the best animated film of the year.”

Brazilian artist Alê Abreu’s multiple award-winning masterpiece is a riotous explosion of music and color, a breathtakingly original and vibrant cinematic experience that depicts the wonders and struggles of the modern world as seen through the eyes of a young boy. The film originally began as a documentary on the Latin American protest songs of the 60s and 70s. It was an exploration of resistance and protest through music, a concept that holds true in the narrative that *Boy and the World* ultimately became.

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