The Wild Robot
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The sole survivor of the shipwreck that struck the Universal Dynamics freighter, the robot Roz, short for "ROZZUM Unit 7134", lands on an uninhabited island. Inadvertently activated by the local wildlife, Roz must adapt to the hostile environment, expanding her learning and gradually building relationships with the island's animals. Thus begins a series of incredible adventures in which the robot finds herself caring as a mother to an orphaned duck, befriending a cunning fox, gaining the trust of the most wary, and finally becoming part of that natural habitat. Unfortunately, one day, a team of robots will be sent to find her and bring her back to base...
Based on the illustrated book of the same name by Peter Brown, this moving animation by Chris Sanders is a hymn to kindness and unconditional love.
«This is the story of a highly technological creature lost in the wilderness, which is why we chose a more painterly style for the background, allowing for maximum contrast between these two dimensions and observing, through Roz's eyes, nature in all its beauty and complexity.
In one of our first conversations with Peter Brown, he explained what he envisioned as a ROZZUM robot: a sort of humanoid designed to occupy human spaces, working alongside us in a factory, a farm, or a home. Incredibly adaptable, these robots act where they are needed. Roz, therefore, will face a huge challenge as she finds herself in a place for which she was not designed. The fact that Roz would become an accidental mother was incredibly appealing to me: it's a contrast capable of creating an energy that gradually extends to all the relationships with the other characters. There was so much emotional resonance in the story, and for me and the crew, it was important to bring all of this to the big screen - a true labor of love. The humor and balanced tone come from a lot of work. I write the initial script with extreme care, but then we make numerous revisions and adjustments. To reach adults and children alike, we play with ourselves, imagining ourselves as spectators».
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