''Garoto Cósmico'' (), English localized title ''Worldturner Circus'', is a 2007
Brazilian animated film
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...
directed by
Alê Abreu
Alê Abreu (born March 6, 1971) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, character animator, film editor and producer. ''Sírius'', his first short film, debuted at the 1993 Anima Mundi as the only Brazilian animation that year. It won the Be ...
. The film debuted at the 2007
Anima Mundi
The concept of the (Latin), world soul (, ), or soul of the world (, ) posits an intrinsic connection between all living beings, suggesting that the world is animated by a soul much like the human body. Rooted in ancient Greek and Roman philo ...
, and was theatrically released in Brazil on January 11, 2008.
The film featured several Brazilian singers and actors such as
Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes (, born Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes Filho, September 2, 1960) is a Brazilian singer, writer, and composer. He was a member of the rock band Titãs, which he co-founded in 1982 and left ten years later. After 1992, he embarked on ...
,
Vanessa da Mata
Vanessa Sigiane da Mata Ferreira (born February 10, 1976), professionally known as Vanessa da Mata, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, and novelist. She has released four studio albums and the songs "Ai, Ai, Ai", ...
, Wellington Nogueira and
Belchior. It was the last film in which the actor
Raul Cortez
Raul Christiano Machado Cortez (; 28 August 1932 – 18 July 2006) was a Brazilian stage, television, and film actor, director and producer. Cortez died of pancreatic cancer in 2006, aged 73.
Filmography
*''O Pão Que o Diabo Amassou'' (1957)
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participated, voicing the character Giramundos.
Plot
Cósmico, Luna and Maninho are children of a futuristic world where lives are fully programmed. One night, seeking to gain more points for a school bonus, the three children get lost in space and discover an infinite universe, forgotten in a small circus. After living new experiences, the world of programming sends a special representative to rescue them. Now they must choose their own paths.
Garoto Cósmico - Downtown Filmes
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See also
* Boy and the World
''Boy and the World'' () is a 2013 Brazilian animated coming-of-age adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Alê Abreu. The film was created using a mix of both drawing and painting and digital animation. It was nominated at the 88th ...
References
External links
Official website
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2007 animated films
2007 films
Brazilian animated speculative fiction films
Brazilian children's films
Films directed by Alê Abreu
2007 directorial debut films
Animated films set in the future
2000s Brazilian films
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