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.
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Cast
15 people
Nina Michnik
Anka (voice)
No other roles listed
Anna Pyrka
Anka (voice)
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Bartosz Bielenia
Łukasz (voice)
Known for
Corpus Christi
1983
Stanisław Jaskułka
Gnarled Stick (voice)
Known for
Szamanka
Magdalena Zawadzka
Krystyna (voice)
Known for
Colonel Wolodyjowski
Wojciech Wysocki
Old Coat (voice)
Known for
Déjà vu
Nothing Funny
Mateusz Kmiecik
Mareczek (voice)
Also in
Morpheus
Simple Case
Marek Beylin
Neighbour 1 (voice)
No other roles listed
Grzegorz Ryżyński
Neighbour 2 (voice)
No other roles listed
Tymon Jankowski
Boy 1 (voice)
Janusz Komorowski
Boy 2 (voice)
Maciej Malec
Boy 3 (voice)
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Tomasz Popakul Director
First release May 31, 2023 · Produced in Poland · Production EC1 Łódź
Production
Yellow Tapir Films
Production
EC1 Łódź
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Zima
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · May 31, 2023
Premiere · Kraków Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 22, 2023 · Premiere · Ottawa International Animation Festival
Estonia
November 8, 2023 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Poland
July 27, 2024 · Premiere · Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
August 21, 2024 · Premiere · Solanin Film Festival
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