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THE TIME MASTERS

Les Maîtres du temps

Directed by René Laloux
France, West Germany, 1982
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Animation
  • 7979 minutes

Synopsis

Piel, the young son of a space traveler, is left behind on the planet Perdide, where huge and hungry hornets roam. Jaffar, Piel’s father’s friend, abandons an important mission to rescue the child, with the help of an old sailor and two dwarves who communicate by telepathy.

Synopsis

Piel, the young son of a space traveler, is left behind on the planet Perdide, where huge and hungry hornets roam. Jaffar, Piel’s father’s friend, abandons an important mission to rescue the child, with the help of an old sailor and two dwarves who communicate by telepathy.