A Minor Genocide

2018 1h 12m PL

DocumentaryWarAnimation

Synopsis

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On a global scale, war is always either further away or closer. In the film we see the tragic day from many perspectives. The narrator talks, looks through photographs and documents, and talks about other wars, about other children: Japanese, Cambodian, Balkan, Rwandan, Syrian. Documentary footage mixes with animation to create a kind of inner world landscape.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Magdalena Cielecka
Self - Narrator (voice)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Teresa Ferenc
Self
Anna Janko
Self
Zuzanna Majer
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Writers: Anna Janko, Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz, shot by Lukasz Lasica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alex Gruz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marceli Majer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Magdalena Cielecka and Adolf Hitler and Teresa Ferenc carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8655702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Natalia Koryncka-Gruz directs. Lukasz Lasica behind the camera. Alex Gruz scores. Marceli Majer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz, shot by Lukasz Lasica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alex Gruz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marceli Majer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Magdalena Cielecka and Adolf Hitler and Teresa Ferenc carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8655702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.