Boy And The World

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazilian artist Alê Abreu's Academy Award^®-nominated masterpiece, BOY AND THE WORLD, is available now on Digital HD and arriving on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on July 5, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in partnership with GKIDS.  A riotous explosion of music and color, critics proclaim BOY AND THE WORLD is "one of the most beautiful animated features ever made" (David Noh, Film Journal International).  The Blu-ray™ and DVD are filled with exclusive bonus features that take audiences behind the scenes of the visually captivating film, giving fans the opportunity to see how the dreamlike carnival of images showing one boy's journey through the wonders and struggles of the modern world was created.

Cuca's cozy rural life is shattered when his father leaves for the city. Determined to reunite his family, Cuca embarks on a journey that unfolds like a tapestry – the film's stunning visuals becoming more complex as his small world expands. The story of a changing world through the eyes of a curious child, BOY AND THE WORLD depicts a clash between village and city, nature and industry, the rich and the poor – and despite the tumult, the heart and soul of the people beats on as a song…

The 2015 Academy Award^® Nominee for Best Animated Feature is "a marvelous, bewitchingly poignant, haunting animated feature with a lot to say about our planet," according to Noh.  Other critics have hailed BOY AND THE WORLD as "Dazzling! Boldly imaginative!" (Variety), "Masterful! A marvel of visual storytelling!" (Village Voice) and "A colorful and stirring animated journey!" (The New York Times).   

BLU-RAY^TM and DVD BONUS FEATURES:

• The Making of Boy And The World - Behind the scenes of Boy and the World, see the animation and music that brought the film to life.
• Music Video: "Aos Olhos De Uma Criança" by Emicida - Emicida performs "Aos Olhos De Uma Criança" in the booth for Boy and the World.

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FILMMAKERS:
Produced By: Filme De Papel
Music By: Gustavo Kurlat, Ruben Feffer
Special Guests: Emicida, Naná Vasconcelos, Barbatuques, GEM – Grupo Experimental de Música
Mixing By: Pedro Lima
Executive Producer: Tita Tessler, Fernanda Carvalho
Artistic Coordinator: Priscilla Kellen
Direction and Animation: Alê Abreu

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^™:
Street Date: July 5, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61179632 (US) / 61179640 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.78:1
Rating: PG for thematic material and images
Subtitles: English SDH   
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 Hour 21 Minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: July 5, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61179637 (US) / 61179630 (CDN)
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Rating: PG for thematic material and images
Subtitles: English SDH
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1/English Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 Hour 26 Minutes

About GKIDS
GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an unrivaled eight Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations – with The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, and Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016.  GKIDS also handles North American theatrical distribution for Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki's famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world's most coveted animation collections with titles Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others.

About Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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