Avalon
“Dare to enter a world of future videogames.”
In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?
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Cast
15 people
Małgorzata Foremniak
Ash
Known for
Sexify
Och, Karol 2
Władysław Kowalski
Game Master
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Decalogue VII
Jerzy Gudejko
Murphy
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Dariusz Biskupski
Bishop
Known for
Symmetry
Bartłomiej Świderski
Stunner
Also in
Second chance
Prawo Agaty
Katarzyna Bargiełowska
Receptionist
Known for
Run Boy Run
Alicja Sapryk
Gill
Also in
Never Say Never
Zuzanna Kasz
Ghost
No other roles listed
Adam Szyszkowski
Player A
Known for
Ida
Cold War
Marek Stawinski
Player C
No other roles listed
Michał Breitenwald
"Murphy" z zespołu "Dziewięć Sióstr"
Also in
Wszystkie pieniądze świata
Mister Blot's Academy
Krzysztof Szczerbiński
gracz B
Also in
Kayko and Kokosh
Mission Afghanistan
Mamoru Oshii Director · Kazunori Ito Screenplay Kenji Kawai Composer
Worldwide gross $8.8M · Budget $8M · United States release November 17, 2001
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,826,094
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Deiz Production
Production
Media Factory
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
dentsu
Production
Nippon Herald Films
Production
Dentsu Productions Ltd.
Production
Japan · Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Japan · January 20, 2001
Theatrical
United States · November 17, 2001
Premiere · Deep Ellum Film Festival
Argentina
March 16, 2004 · Physical · VHS
Belgium
March 16, 2002 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
May 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 2, 2006 · TV · ČT1
Finland
September 24, 2002 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
May 19, 2001 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
April 18, 2002 · Theatrical
November 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
July 27, 2023 · Digital
August 17, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
October 19, 2022 · Digital · Cinobo
Hungary
October 14, 2002 · Premiere · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Mexico
May 5, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2002 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
September 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
November 12, 2022 · Premiere · Films from the South Festival
Philippines
January 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
June 30, 2002 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
South Korea
February 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
October 11, 2001 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
Switzerland
April 18, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 2002 · Theatrical
XI
March 22, 2003 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
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