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Wikipedia article
'7 Sea Pirates' (; ) is a Uruguayan animated film made in cooperation with Argentina and Chile.[http://www.180.com.uy/articulo/20409_Selkirk-un-pirata-hecho-en-Uruguay Selkirk, un pirata hecho en Uruguay.] It was directed by Uruguayan Walter Tournier, based on a script he wrote in collaboration with Mario Jacob and Enrique Corts and premiered on Feb. 2, 2012. It was filmed mainly with stop motion, with digital details added in post-production.
Background
The story behind the film is based on an actual case in 1703, when Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk argued with the captain of his ship and was abandoned for more than four years on a deserted island. That case, and perhaps another similar one carried out by Pedro Serrano, were sources for English writer Daniel Defoe's novel 'Robinson Crusoe'.
Plot
Selkirk, a rebellious and egotistical pirate, is the pilot of the 'Esperanza', an English galleon that sails the southern seas looking for treasure. Through gambling he earns the present and future savings of his companions, winning the enmity of the crew and Captain Bullock, who decides to leave him on a desert island.
Reception
The critic Diego Batlle said that to the rhythm of a catchy candombe music and with a colorful visual design (even if the finish is far from Hollywood perfection) this film produced in Uruguay in an artisan form -frame by frame- delivers good doses of humor And ingenuity in developing the misadventures of the pathetic crew of the Esperanza galleon, and especially the anti-hero who will be stranded on a tropical island. Although the film welcomes the morals expected in every politically correct children's film (the egoism, greed and individualism of the protagonist will be transformed, with experience, into feelings much more noble), does not fall into the didactic and the obvious descent of line. It is worthwhile that a certain sector of the public accustomed to the frenetic pace and the spectacularity of the images of the animated productions of the North American cinema see this more than worthy Uruguayan proposal although it costs him a little accustomed to its tone, rhythm and style, because it will be a good Exercise that the children of today discover that there is another type of narrations as valuable and equally recommendable as those of the vertiginous digital images and effects in 3D.[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1445166-selkirk-el-verdadero-robinson-crusoe Una pelcula artesanal para que los chicos descubran una narracin distinta y valiosa] by Diego Batlle, published in 'La Nacin' del 2-2-2012, Accessed 5-2-2012
For the critic of 'La Voz del Interior', this feature reminded him of the celebrated television program Caloi. The director has directed numerous shorts, one of which was chosen as a prominent film of the twentieth century by the Festival of Annecy, France, one of the most famous of the genre and one of the sources where he drank the cycle of the Black Caloi, the creator Of Clement. Using figures that could have been made with plasticine, Tournier recreates delicious details ranging from the metal of beer pints, to wooden buckets from where pirates serve rationed water when they are on the high seas, recreation of the village, Tavern, galleon and Selkirk survival techniques, such as cooking turtle eggs for lunch, using a clam as a frying pan. Despite some improvements, this work is great and excellent news for the world of Latin American animation.[http://vos.lavoz.com.ar/Cine/jewel-Uruguayan-animated Uruguayan jewel] by Ramiro Ortiz, published in The Voice of the Interior on 2-2-2012. Access 5-2-2012
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