Kill It and Leave This Town
{{Infobox film
| name = Kill It and Leave This Town
| image = Kill It and Leave This Town poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Mariusz Wilczyński
| producer = Ewa Puszczyńska
Agnieszka Ścibior
| writer = Mariusz Wilczyński
| starring = Krystyna Janda
Andrzej Wajda
Marek Kondrat
Daniel Olbrychski
| music = Tadeusz Nalepa
| editing = Jarosław Barzan
| production_companies = Bombonierka
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2020|02|22|Berlin|2021|03|05|df=y}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Poland
| language = Polish
| budget =
| gross = $183,771[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt8387918/ Kill It and Leave This Town] at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
}}
Kill It and Leave This Town ({{langx|pl|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.
Voice cast
- Krystyna Janda as Janek's mother
- Andrzej Chyra as Janek's father
- Maja Ostaszewska as Janek
- Barbara Krafftówna as Mariusz's mother (old)
- Anna Dymna as Mariusz's mother (young)
- Gustaw Holoubek as Mariusz's alter ego
Production
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.Kruk, Adam. [https://www.filmweb.pl/reviews/recenzja-filmu-Zabij+to+i+wyjedź+z+tego+miasta-23239 Byty i niebyty – Recenzja filmu Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (2019)]. FilmWeb.pl. (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2021. 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."Demski, Mateusz (9 November 2020) [http://ekrany.org.pl/odkrycia/2286/ Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta]. Ekrany. (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
Release
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,Bradshaw, Peter (22 February 2020) [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/22/kill-it-and-leave-this-town-review-gaunt-beauty-amid-the-smoky-smudge-of-memory Kill It and Leave This Town review - gaunt beauty amid the smoky smudge of memory]. The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2021.Kiang, Jessica (9 March 2020) [https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/kill-it-and-leave-this-town-review-1203527529/ ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’: Film Review]. Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2021. 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_it_and_leave_this_town | title=Kill It and Leave This Town | Rotten Tomatoes | website=Rotten Tomatoes }} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/kill-it-and-leave-this-town Kill It and Leave This Town] at Metacritic. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
= Accolades =
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| Award
! Category ! Recipient ! Result ! Ref(s) |
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| Ottawa International Animation Festival
| Best Feature | rowspan="6" | Mariusz Wilczyński | {{won}} |
| Gdynia Film Festival
| Golden Lions Awards | {{won}} | Grynienko, Katarzyna (14 December 2020) [https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/poland-news/item/121147-fne-at-gdynia-polish-film-festival-2020-prize-winners FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2020: Prize Winners]. Film New Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2021. |
| rowspan="8" |Polish Film Awards
|{{won}} |
| Best Director
|{{Nom}} |
| Best Screenplay
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| Best Production Design
|{{Nom}} |
| Best Film Score
|{{won}} |
| Best Sound
|Franciszek Kozłowski |{{won}} |
| rowspan="2" |Discovery of the Year
| rowspan="3" |Mariusz Wilczyński |{{Nom}} |
| {{Nom}} |
| Viennale
| Fipresci Prize | {{won}} |
| {{ill|Monstra Festival|pt}}
| Grande Prémio Monstra | Mariusz Wilczyński | {{won}} |
References
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== External links ==
- [https://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1252706 Kill It and Leave This Town] at the filmpolski.pl
- {{IMDb title|tt8387918}}
Category:2020 psychological thriller films
Category:Polish independent films
Category:Polish adult animated films
Category:Polish thriller films
Category:Animated thriller films
Category:Animated horror films