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- 2019
- Subliminal Films (II)
- 1 h 15 m
- 2019
- Subliminal Films (II)
- 1 h 15 m
Summary A boy traveling across an island on a motorcycle tries to escape a dark spirit and get back home. Along the way he makes a series of connections with different animals and reflects on the possible ways he ended up on the island.
Directed By: Gints Zilbalodis
Written By: Gints Zilbalodis
- 2019
- Subliminal Films (II)
- 1 h 15 m
- 2019
- Subliminal Films (II)
- 1 h 15 m
Away
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Summary A boy traveling across an island on a motorcycle tries to escape a dark spirit and get back home. Along the way he makes a series of connections with different animals and reflects on the possible ways he ended up on the island.
Directed By: Gints Zilbalodis
Written By: Gints Zilbalodis
Where to Watch
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
77
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Away is as unique as it is lovely.
Not a word is spoken throughout, which harkens back to an older era of cinematic storytelling. At the same time, the extreme frame-to-frame fluidity of the computer-assisted animation style, composed entirely of fields of subtly modulated colour, no outlines and minimal modelling, looks completely 21st century.
Away combines Zilbalodis’ signature minimalist style with the structure of a classic survival story.
For those with the opportunity to see Away in a theater, the experience will either mesmerize or annoy, as the project feels like a promising first pass — a rough-rendered showcase of Zilbalodis’ myriad gifts, which are better suited to world-building and scenic design than character animation.
Somewhere between Hayao Miyazaki and Terrence Malick lies Away, a gorgeously made minimalist cartoon that’s long on beauty and breathtaking scenery, if somewhat short on traditional narrative.
Zilbalodis’ storytelling is intriguing but oblique.
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Awards
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Latvian National Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination
