The Time Masters (1982)

Original title

Les maîtres du temps

Directed by

René Laloux

Genre

science fiction, adventure film, science fiction film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

6

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy is left alone on a dangerous desert planet full of giant killer hornets. A group of space travelers races to reach him before the creatures do.

suspensefullonelyfantasticalretro-futuristicurgentdreamlikevisually strikingeerie

What happens

Les Maîtres du temps (lit. The Masters of Time, a.k.a. Time Masters; Herrscher der Zeit in German; Az idő urai in Hungarian) is a 1982 independent animated science fiction film directed by René Laloux and designed by Mœbius. It is based on the 1958 science fiction novel L'Orphelin de Perdide (The Orphan of Perdide) by Stefan Wul. The film centres on a boy, Piel, who is stranded on Perdide, a desert planet where giant killer hornets live. He awaits rescue by the space pilot Jaffar, the exiled prince Matton, his sister Belle and Jaffar's old friend Silbad who are trying to reach Perdide and save Piel before it is too late. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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