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Kill It and Leave This Town
Directed byMariusz Wilczyński
Written byMariusz Wilczyński
Agnieszka Ścibior (script)
Music byTadeusz Nalepa
Release dates
  • 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) (Berlin)
  • 5 March 2021 (2021-03-05)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Box office$183,771[1]

Kill It and Leave This Town (Template:Lang-pl) is a 2020 Polish adult animated psychological horror film created by Polish animator Mariusz Wilczyński, in his feature film debut, from a script developed alongside Agnieszka Ścibior. 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

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. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient Result Ref(s)
Ottawa International Animation Festival Best Feature Mariusz Wilczyński Won [7]
Gdynia Film Festival Golden Lions Awards Won [8]
Viennale Fipresci Prize Won [9]

References

  1. ^ Kill It and Leave This Town at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ Kruk, Adam. Byty i niebyty – Recenzja filmu Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (2019). FilmWeb.pl. (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ Demski, Mateusz (9 November 2020) Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta. Ekrany. (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (22 February 2020) Kill It and Leave This Town review - gaunt beauty amid the smoky smudge of memory. The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ Kiang, Jessica (9 March 2020) ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’: Film Review. Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ Kill It and Leave This Town at Metacritic. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ Ottawa International Animation Festival Announces 2020 Winners, 2 October 2020. Skywigly.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ Grynienko, Katarzyna (14 December 2020) FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2020: Prize Winners. Film New Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ Viennale Blog: Prize Winners 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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