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Another Day of Life

"Words can be stronger than weapons"

2018 1h 26m EN
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In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returned…

“Words can be stronger than weapons”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Damian Nenow
Writers
Damian Nenow, Amaia Remírez, Niall Johnson
Languages
English, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries
Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Damian Nenow, shot by Raúl de la Fuente. 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 Mikel Salas. 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 Raúl de la Fuente shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Damian Nenow directs. Raúl de la Fuente behind the camera. Mikel Salas scores. Raúl de la Fuente cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain. Dialogue in English, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
  • 3Released 8 years ago.
  • 4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish.
  • 5International production across 5 countries: Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain.
  • 6Directed by Damian Nenow, shot by Raúl de la Fuente. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 7Original score by Mikel Salas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 8Editor Raúl de la Fuente shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 9Artur Queiroz and Luis Alberto Ferreira and Joaquim António Lopes Farrusco carry the top of the cast.
  • 10Marketing tagline: "Words can be stronger than weapons".
  • 11IMDB entry: tt2967856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 12Classified under 15 themes, including "civil war", "cuba", "africa", "portugal".

The technical file

Cinematography
Raúl de la Fuente
Original score
Mikel Salas
Editing
Raúl de la Fuente
Sound
Oriol Tarragó
Runtime
86 min · 1h 26m
Status
Released
Budget
$5,000,000
Box office
$134,801
Return
3% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
14

Awards

  • European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • KA

    Kanaki Films

    ES

  • PU

    Puppetworks Animation Studio

    HU

  • AN

    Animationsfabrik

    DE

  • uMedia

    uMedia

    BE

  • Walking The Dog

    Walking The Dog

    BE

  • WÜ

    Wüste Film

    DE

  • Platige Films

    Platige Films

    PL

Key crew

  • Executive ProducerBjörn Vosgerau
  • ProducerEric Goossens
  • ProducerJörn Radel
  • Executive ProducerPiotr Sikora
  • Executive ProducerAdrian Politowski
  • CastingAnnelie Powell
  • Executive ProducerNadia Khamlichi
  • Executive ProducerGilles Waterkeyn
  • ProducerStefan Schubert
  • Executive ProducerRaúl de la Fuente
  • ProducerAnton Roebben
  • Executive ProducerUwe Kolbe
  • AnimationOlga Szablewicz-Pisuk
  • Lead AnimatorMiquel Cabot
  • ProducerJarosław Sawko
  • ProducerAmaia Remírez
  • BookRyszard Kapuściński
  • EditorRaúl de la Fuente
  • Sound EditorMartí Albert
  • Sound DesignerOriol Tarragó
  • Art DirectionRafał Wojtunik
  • Motion Capture ArtistJakub Kamieński
  • Motion Capture ArtistTomasz Ziętek
  • Motion Capture ArtistMirosław Haniszewski

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • civil war
  • cuba
  • africa
  • portugal
  • south africa
  • independence movement
  • rotoscoping
  • docudrama
  • poland
  • colonialism
  • adult animation
  • angola
  • motion capture
  • war journalism
  • kapuściński

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical (limited)2018-10-2614

Also known as

International titles

  • Még egy nap életHU
  • Beste egun bat bizirikES
  • アナザー・デイ・オブ・ライフJP
  • En dag till att levaSE
  • D'une guerre l'autreFR

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