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Around 600,000 visitors went to German cinemas over the weekend to see Disney/Pixar’s latest animated adventure, WALL-E. The ninth feature from the successful American CGI studio placed well ahead of its competitors. In the United States, WALL-E had earned US$220.5 million and ranked among the five most successful films of the year.
The intergalactic animated comedy asks what would happen if humanity left a polluted Earth but forgot to switch off the final robot. WALL-E works through mountains of rubbish, collecting, sorting and cleaning. After years alone, he has developed a personality: he is curious and a little lonely. When the sleek robot EVE arrives on Earth, WALL-E’s life changes, and the future of the planet and humanity falls into his metal hands.
Director Andrew Stanton, whose credits include Finding Nemo, and Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt, known for Star Wars, Indiana Jones and E.T., created the film’s warm and comic journey.
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