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Away

  • 2019
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
Away (2019)
Computer AnimationAdventureAnimationFamilyFantasyMystery

A boy and a little bird are on a journey across a strange island trying to get back home.A boy and a little bird are on a journey across a strange island trying to get back home.A boy and a little bird are on a journey across a strange island trying to get back home.

  • Director
    • Gints Zilbalodis
  • Writer
    • Gints Zilbalodis
  • Stars
    • Bille Caról
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gints Zilbalodis
    • Writer
      • Gints Zilbalodis
    • Stars
      • Bille Caról
    • 31User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Bille Caról
    • Boy
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    • Director
      • Gints Zilbalodis
    • Writer
      • Gints Zilbalodis
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    10SwissWarrior95

    Beautiful

    Away is a calm, meditative and beautiful animated film with an impressive atmosphere.

    Without even speaking 1 word, the film says so much and leaves a lot of scope for your own interpretations. In addition, there is the wonderful art style with super minimalistic animations that give the film a unique atmosphere. The score is just as grandiose as it is beautiful, and underlines the breathtaking pictures in a masterful way.

    The amazing thing is that the Latvian director Gints Zilbalodus made the film completely by himself.
    8Xstal

    Mesmerising, Metaphorical & Moving Manimations...

    So many themes to reflect upon depending on your perspectives but we can all recognise the race, the travel, the journey, with its fables, foes and friendships - who needs Pixar!
    10ajv-82258

    Excellent, exceeded my expectations

    This is a very, very good movie. I didn't want to watch it at first because it's animated and there's no real dialogue. It didn't take more than 5 minutes for me to get sucked in, and I'm glad I did. This movie is a gem!
    9dales-11

    Words can't describe that which is speechless

    Not a single word. Only music and sounds fill th ears while the narration of the frames and the imagery pull us forward. Does it work? If the fact that I took my 8 year old son who has never seen a silent film nor "art house" film before is any indication, this a beaming film of success. It's beautiful and full of emotion and expressive of so much that we have all known, faced or overcome in life or our very dreams. It is a powerful film that will surely leave a laying imprint on our family for years. Thank you.
    7boblipton

    And To

    A boy finds himself tangled in a paracute in a forest. He gets down. He discovers a hulking, black figure that will follow him, a little yellow bird that will accompany him, and a motorcycle he will ride across an island which seems populated only by cats, bird, and tortoises across an island that clearly was once inhabited but now has been abandoned by people.

    Who is he and how did he get there? We don't know and are never told. There is clearly a spiritual component to this journey, but that is never clarified; we simply watch him make the journey. Clearly we, as the audience, are to assign meaning to these actions, his origins, these clearly physical beings with murky, metaphoric meanings.

    I'm sure Gints Zilbalodis knows at some level. This Latvian film maker did everything in this animated feature but help on the accounting and be the press attache in France. But since he didn't say clearly he wants us to make up our own minds about this journey.

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    Related interests

    Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story (1995)
    Computer Animation
    Still frame
    Adventure
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Gints Zilbalodis animated, directed, edited and scored this film all by himself.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Connections
      Referenced in Animat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Barney's Big Blockbuster (2019)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Latvia
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Далеко
    • Production companies
      • Bilibaba
      • Dream Well Studio
      • Master Key Production
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,367
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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