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Kill It and Leave This Town

Original title: Zabij to i wyjedz z tego miasta
  • 20202020
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
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AnimationDramaHorror
Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.
IMDb RATING
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947
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    • Mariusz Wilczynski
    • Mariusz Wilczynski(scriptwriter)
    • Agnieszka Scibior(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Krystyna Janda(voice)
    • Andrzej Chyra(voice)
    • Maja Ostaszewska(voice)
    • Mariusz Wilczynski
    • Mariusz Wilczynski(scriptwriter)
    • Agnieszka Scibior(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Krystyna Janda(voice)
    • Andrzej Chyra(voice)
    • Maja Ostaszewska(voice)
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    • 2User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Trailer 1:38
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    Mariusz Wilczynski in Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)

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    Krystyna Janda
    Krystyna Janda
    • Janek's Mother
    • (voice)
    Andrzej Chyra
    Andrzej Chyra
    • Janek's Father
    • (voice)
    Maja Ostaszewska
    Maja Ostaszewska
    • Janek
    • (voice)
    Malgorzata Kozuchowska
    Malgorzata Kozuchowska
    • Fishmonger's Shop Assistant
    • (voice)
    Barbara Krafftówna
    Barbara Krafftówna
    • Little Mariusz's Mother When Old
    • (voice)
    Anna Dymna
    Anna Dymna
    • Little Mariusz's Mother When Young
    • (voice)
    Marek Kondrat
    Marek Kondrat
    • Little Mariusz's Father
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gustaw Holoubek
    Gustaw Holoubek
    • Marius'z Alter-Ego
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Irena Kwiatkowska
    Irena Kwiatkowska
    • Old Woman on the Train
    • (voice)
    Andrzej Wajda
    Andrzej Wajda
    • Old Man of the Train
    • (voice)
    Tomasz Stanko
    Tomasz Stanko
    • Conductor's Voice on the Train
    • (voice)
    Tadeusz Nalepa
    Tadeusz Nalepa
    • Tadzio
    • (voice)
    Mariusz Wilczynski
    Mariusz Wilczynski
    • Mariusz
    • (voice)
    Daniel Olbrychski
    Daniel Olbrychski
    • Behemot
    • (voice)
    Zbigniew Rybczynski
    Zbigniew Rybczynski
    • Woland
    • (voice)
    • …
    Magdalena Cielecka
    Magdalena Cielecka
    • Girl's Mother on the Tram
    • (voice)
    Krzysztof Kowalewski
    Krzysztof Kowalewski
    • Waclaw
    • (voice)
    Anja Rubik
    Anja Rubik
    • Newspaper Kiosk Lady
    • (voice)
      • Mariusz Wilczynski
      • Mariusz Wilczynski(scriptwriter) (dialogue)
      • Agnieszka Scibior(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Barbara Krafftówna.
    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Dragon and the Train (2021)

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    7/10
    A fabulous Lynchian nightmare!
    The first feature film by acclaimed Polish animator Mariusz Wilczynsk completed over an 11-year production period. There is a lot of stories and emotions connected to the making of this project. The journey surely was not an easy ride for the polish animator who lost his long-time friend and music collaborator Tadeusz Nalepa during the process.

    Briefly to the plot, I would say it as a mixture of dreams and memories of Wilczynski's upbringing in the industrial town of Lodz in the 60's and 70s during the dehumanization of life under Communist Poland. The filmmaker himself is part of the play and appears as an obese nude giant and recalls his parents and the socio-political situation in the communist Poland. The story places us in the disturbed head of our protagonist and we see his surreal version of the timeline and slowly descending into madness. From the very first frames, a surreal delirium of suggestions and the symbolic predominates over the laws of rationality. The narrative is reflected visually and metaphorically, and it succeeds in creating such disturbing experience with the scribbly style has an aesthetic at its best. Even the morbid images of human pet, ugly streets, the autopsy, bloody beaked birds, junk sea and the ship contain a right balance and it is not overdone just for the gore quotient. In addition, the music is staged for the surreal effect, stands on its own and manages to set the right accents. Also, I was surprised to see the voice for the old man in the train with the newspaper was done by late Andrzej Wajda.

    Final thoughts, the film is a nightmare that gets under your skin visually and plays deep into the consciousness. I would say the film clearly owes a debt to David Lynch and this is not to criticise or say that I didn't love the experience. I did and it was Lynchian, sometimes it reminded me of demo tapes album art from 90s grindcore bands, a little of Ujichaa, little of David Shrigley or Roland Topor, and some Dalibor Baric, Bill Plympton vibes all mixed into one that in several places is close to the grotesque and beautiful. To the fans who possess a love for surrealism and adore the aforementioned artists, check it out I highly recommend that you do so.
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    • samxxxul
    • Dec 18, 2020

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      • March 5, 2021 (Poland)
      • Poland
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      • Annecy festival
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      • Polish
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      • Extreme Emotions
      • Filmoteka Narodowa - Instytut Audiowizualny
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