Winter

Winter (2023) is a animation, drama film directed by Tomasz Popakul rated 6.8/10.

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.

Cast

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)