fiction film

animated documentary, 73 min - www.crulic.ro

he animated documentary feature-length “Crulic – The Path to Beyond” tells the story of the life of Crulic, the 33 years old Romanian who died in a Polish prison while on hunger strike.The acclaimed Romanian actor, Vlad Ivanov, narrates Crulic’s ironic voice over from beyond the grave.A strong visual style, the result of beautiful hand drawn, collage, stop-motion and cut-cut animation techniques, blend to create a striking, surprisingly integrated and memorable film..

CRULIC – Drumul spre dincolo / The Path to Beyond / Le chemin vers l'au-delàA ProductionAparte FilmCo-produced byFundacja im. Ferdynanda Magellanaand Romanian Ministry of Cultureand the Romanian Heritage/ Editura Video, Krakow Festival Officeco-financed byRomanian National Centre of CinemaPolish Film InstituteKrakow Regional Film FundWith the support of:HBO RomaniaRomanian National TelevisionSoros Foundation RomaniaScriptwriter & directorAnca DamianNarratorsVlad IvanovJamie SivesArtwork and AnimationDan PanaitescuRaluca PopaDragos StefanRoxana BentuTuliu OlteanMusicPiotr DziubekSoundPiotr WitkowskiSebastian WłodarczykProducerAnca DamianCo-ProducerArkadiusz WojnarowskyEditorCatalin Cristutiu

The movie mingles 3 separate stories which take place over two days. The characters' paths intersect, and they affect each-other unintentionally. The three stories are united not only by the characters but also by re-readings of the same theme at different registers. This is a way of saying that every meeting happens in this way, despite outward appearances.