Kill It and Leave This Town
2020 Polish film
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Kill It and Leave This Town (Polish: Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta) is a 2020 Polish adult animated psychological horror film directed by Polish animator Mariusz Wilczyński, in his feature film debut, from a script developed alongside Agnieszka Ścibior.
Agnieszka Ścibior
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| Directed by | Mariusz Wilczyński |
| Written by | Mariusz Wilczyński |
| Produced by | Ewa Puszczyńska Agnieszka Ścibior |
| Starring | Krystyna Janda Andrzej Wajda Marek Kondrat Daniel Olbrychski |
| Edited by | Jarosław Barzan |
| Music by | Tadeusz Nalepa |
Production company | Bombonierka |
| Distributed by | Outsider Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Box office | $183,771[1] |
The film concerns a hero, fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, who hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.
Voice cast
- Krystyna Janda as Janek's mother
- Andrzej Chyra as Janek's father
- Maja Ostaszewska as Janek
- Barbara Krafftówna as Mariusz's mother (old)
- Anna Dymna as Mariusz's mother (young)
- Gustaw Holoubek as Mariusz's alter ego
Production
The film took fourteen years to animate. Wilczyński had originally intended Kill It and Leave This Town to be a short film, however eventually ended up deciding to make it his feature debut.[2] The film was made for Wilczyński to symbolically say goodbye to his family who had died. At the film's premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, Wilczyński said "In a short time, people who were important to me passed away. I did not have time to say goodbye to them, I do it with my animation." He also added; "I don't believe in death, they didn't die, but they live in my imagination."[3]
Release
The film premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 22 February 2020, and was delayed from theatrical releases due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema. It was released in theatres in Poland on 5 March 2021, and grossed $183,771.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics,[4][5] and received several accolades. Kill It and Leave This Town has an approval rating of 93% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Ottawa International Animation Festival | Best Feature | Mariusz Wilczyński | Won | [8] |
| Polish Film Festival | Golden Lions Awards | Won | [9] | |
| Polish Film Awards | Best Film | Won | [10] | |
| Best Director | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | [10] | ||
| Best Production Design | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Best Film Score | Tadeusz Nalepa | Won | [10] | |
| Best Sound | Franciszek Kozłowski | Won | ||
| Discovery of the Year | Mariusz Wilczyński | Nominated | [11] | |
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| Viennale | Fipresci Prize | Won | [12] | |
| Monstra Festival | Grande Prémio Monstra | Mariusz Wilczyński | Won | [13] |