The Magic Mountain | |
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Directed by | Anca Damian |
Written by | Anca Damian Anna Winkler |
Produced by | Anca Damian |
Edited by | Ion Ioachim Stroe |
Music by | Alexander Bălănescu |
Production company | Aparte Film |
Distributed by | Aparte Film (Romania) Arizona Films (France) |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Countries | Romania Poland France |
Languages | English French |
The Magic Mountain is a 2015 Romanian animated drama film directed by Anca Damian. It tells the story of Adam Jacek Winkler, a Polish anti-communist who in the 1980s fought against the Soviet Union in the Soviet–Afghan War, alongside Ahmad Shah Massoud. The film was co-produced with French and Polish companies. It was made using a mix of animation techniques and Winkler's personal photographs, sketches and film footage.[1] The English-language version of the film stars Jean-Marc Barr as the voice of Winkler.
The film received a Special Jury Mention at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2] Damian envisions the film as the second part in a trilogy about heroism, after Crulic: The Path to Beyond from 2011.
In 2015 he obtained the prize ANIMAFICX section of the 53rd International Festival of Gijon.
In 2016 the film won Grand Prix - Best Feature Film award at the 26th edition of Animafest Zagreb - World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb.
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