Underplayed Gems

The Son of the Stars (1988)

The Son of the Stars poster
Original title
Fiul Stelelor
Directed by
Calin Cazan, Mircea Toia
Genre
animated film, science fiction film
Country
Romania
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young boy is raised by alien beings after being abandoned in space. He must navigate a strange world and find his place among them.

dreamlikewhimsicalcerebralretroadventurousearnestexperimentalfairy-tale-like

What happens

The Son of the Stars (original Romanian title: Fiul stelelor) is a 1988 Romanian science fiction animation film directed and written by Mircea Toia. The screenplay is inspired by the novel The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling. The Son of the Stars combines elements of science fiction with elements from fairy tales, being made with a small team and a low budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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