Together with Bruno and other eccentric entities (including a neurotic pink elephant and an obsessive-compulsive robot), Ana escapes the asylum to find her father and save her mother from a dangerous medical procedure. The film is noted for its "dark tone," often compared to films like Coraline or the works of Tim Burton, as it uses its fantastical characters to illustrate the complexities of adult struggles like depression and alcoholism. Production History
Ana's loyal sidekick, a zany imaginary being who acts as a guide to the world of hallucinations. Ana y Bruno
The film tackles the concept of death with a frankness reminiscent of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio or Pan’s Labyrinth . Together with Bruno and other eccentric entities (including
Ana y Bruno (Ana and Bruno) Release Year: 2017 Country: Mexico Director: Andrés Delef Production Company: Ánima Estudios Genre: Animated Comedy-Drama / Fantasy Runtime: 103 minutes The film tackles the concept of death with
When the first trailer for Ana y Bruno dropped in 2017, social media went into a frenzy. To the untrained eye, the vibrant, swirling colors and bizarre creatures looked like a Studio Ghibli film on an unexpected psychedelic trip. But for Mexican audiences and animation connoisseurs, the film represented something much deeper: the revival of adult-oriented, culturally specific animation in Latin America.
The film is a brilliant metaphor for clinical depression and familial trauma. The "Silence" is the inability to communicate pain. Ana’s mother cannot explain her sadness. Ana cannot ask why her father left. Bruno refuses to discuss his past failures.
One night, Ana encounters a strange, hyperactive, goblin-like creature named Bruno. She soon discovers that Bruno is not just a monster under the bed; he is a "little green man," an imaginary friend born from the mind of another patient. Bruno introduces Ana to a vibrant cast of other fantastic beings—delusions and hallucinations made manifest—who live within the asylum.