The Deal

Sep 23, 2015

0h 5m

★ 0.0

Overview

Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland. The script is based on a part of Mikołaj Smyk's diary, the director's grandfather. The biographical objects used in the animation, such as an authentic headscarf, Polish and Russian books, the copy of Mikołaj Smyk's diary and photographs help situate the story in its original environment.

Genres

Animation

Documentary

Family

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Cast

(Voice)

Ewa Smyk

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