Maya and the Starboy

Maya and the Starboy

1988 · 78 min · ★ 7.2 · Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

The story about a class of star-boys who travel with their research spaceship to "Outdoor School" to see life on Earth. Since they wear "snurke" - a kind of shiny badges, they are invisible to Earthlings. But the star-boy Gubang's desire to meet the Earthlings in personal is so strong that he can not resist. He befriends a girl named Maya and gives her "snurko" so that she could see him. This causes severe complications both on Earth and in spaceship. Of course, everything finishes with a happy end.

Directed by Jane Kavčič · Written by Emil Filipčič

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