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It’s an animated outer space adventure from Romania, made in the Cold War era but minus political messages. Old-school cel animation techniques conjure colorful futuristic visions, thanks to beautiful background art and a spacey ’80s synth music score. The Bucharest artists bring a novel point of view, populating alien planets with weird flora and fauna, both carnivorous and amusingly amorous. For love of a slinky blue-green alien named Alma, a giant crystal computer goes rogue and runs amuck. Giant monsters, space battles and rampaging robots are also on the interstellar agenda. One extra is an additional pair of Delta Space Mission adventure short subjects.

Delta Space Mission

Blu-ray

Deaf Crocodile Films

1984 / Color / 1:33 flat / 70 min. / Misiunea spaţialã Delta / Street Date February 1, 2022 / Available from Vinegar Syndrome / 34.98

Starring voices: Mirela Gorea, Marcel Iures, Dan Condurache, Ion Chelaru.

Original Music: Călin Ioachimescu

Written by Victor Antonescu, Mircea Toia

Produced by Animafilm Studio

Directed by Călin Cazan,...

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