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Prisoners of the Sun
Animation · Adventure · TV Movie · 1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
Movie details
Prisoners of the Sun
1992 Animation · Adventure · TV Movie 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Prisoners of the Sun?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stéphane Bernasconi
Written by
Christophe Poujol
Thierry Wermuth
Tintin (voice)
Christian Pelissier
Haddock (voice)
M
Marc Moro
Chiquito (voice)
Henri Labussière
Tournesol (voice)
Yves Barsacq
Dupont (voice)
Jean-Pierre Moulin
Dupond (voice)
Susan Roman
Milou (voice)
Court is in session
Put Prisoners of the Sun on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.