MOVIE · 1995
The City of Lost Children
ActionAdventureDramaFantasySci-Fi113 min
A scientist kidnaps children to steal their dreams and slow his own aging, turning a surreal dystopian city into the center of a rescue. Ron Perlman is at the heart of the search, and a young girl (Judith Vittet) is drawn into it beside him as the trail winds toward the man behind the abductions. The film surrounds them with steampunk machinery, cloned figures, and uneasy dream imagery, building a world where childhood, sleep, and decay are tightly knotted together.
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