Winter

Winter

2023 · 26 min · ★ 7.8 · Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A cat lover, Jesus leaving the cross and Christmas carollers holding pitchforks are set against a snowy and icy scenery. ‘Zima’, a psychodelic journey to a small fishing village, collects as if in a lens the behaviour, customs and vices of the Polish provinces. In this small community, different views, the behaviour of people and animals and their mutual relations clash like ice floes on a lake. Maintained in the convention of magic realism, this animation is like a horror playing out to the accompaniment of barking dogs and a punk metal music score.

Directed by Tomasz Popakul · Written by Tomasz Popakul

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Nina Michnik Anka (voice)
Anna Pyrka Anka (voice)
Bartosz Bielenia Łukasz (voice)
Stanisław Jaskułka Gnarled Stick (voice)
Magdalena Zawadzka Krystyna (voice)
Wojciech Wysocki Old Coat (voice)
Mateusz Kmiecik Mareczek (voice)
Marek Beylin Neighbour 1 (voice)
Grzegorz Ryżyński Neighbour 2 (voice)
Tymon Jankowski Boy 1 (voice)
Janusz Komorowski Boy 2 (voice)
Maciej Malec Boy 3 (voice)

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