Greetings From Planet Smurf

Jun 8, 2018

0h 53m

★ 8.2

Overview

The Smurfs were created in 1958 by the Belgian comic author Peyo (Pierre Culliford, 1928-1992) and they are one of Belgium's most recognized exports. From Brussels to Los Angeles, via Dubai, a journey into the tiny world of the famous little blue people, from the story of the creation of the original comic to the account of their huge global commercial exploitation.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Kaos Films

Flair Productions

RTBF

Ka Visuel

uMedia

uFund

ARTE GEIE

RTS

Greetings From Planet Smurf Trailers

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Cast

Self - BD Author

Philippe Geluck

Self - Filmmaker

Kelly Asbury

Self - Smurfs Scholar

Matt Murray

Self - Papa Smurf's Voice

Gérard Hernandez

Self - Smurfs Fan

Alan Mechem

Self - Uber Driver

Laura Irene

Self - BD Author

Cosey

Self - BD Author

Benoît Drousie

Self - UN Marketing Director

Carlos Islam

Self - BD Author

Fabien Vehlmann

Self - Musician

Heitor Pereira

Self - MS Vice-president

Victoria Sutch

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