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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. 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.
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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 |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Box office | $183,771[1] |
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]
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]
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Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref(s) |
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Ottawa International Animation Festival | Best Feature | Mariusz Wilczyński | Won | [8] |
Gdynia 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] |
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