Another Day of Life

Name: Another Day of Life
Genre: Biography, Animation
Released: September 13, 2019
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Daniel Flynn, Jakub Kamienski, Kerry Shale, Miroslaw Haniszewski, Olga Boladz

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GKIDS | Release Date: September 13, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Daniel Flynn, Jakub Kamienski, Kerry Shale, Miroslaw Haniszewski, Olga Boladz, Pawel Paczesny, Rafal Fudalej, Tomasz Zietek, Vergil J. Smith, Youssef Kerkour

Summary: An official Cannes selection and winner of festival prizes and awards worldwide, Another Day of Life is a daringly ambitious dive into the chaos of war, based on the book by the journalist Ryszard “Ricardo” Kapuściński, one of the world’s most compelling chroniclers of conflict. Intercutting a graphically bold animation style withAn official Cannes selection and winner of festival prizes and awards worldwide, Another Day of Life is a daringly ambitious dive into the chaos of war, based on the book by the journalist Ryszard “Ricardo” Kapuściński, one of the world’s most compelling chroniclers of conflict. Intercutting a graphically bold animation style with interviews and archival footage, the visually striking film conveys a rare immediacy as it tells of the outbreak of civil war following Angola’s independence from Portugal in 1975. Against all advice, Kapuściński is intent on driving south into the heart of the bloody conflict to find the isolated rebel leader Farrusco (a legendary figure like Kurtz in Heart of Darkness). His animated trip through corpse-strewn roads conveys an undeniable urgency, while the documentary testimony reminds us that we are watching actual history. [GKIDS]… Expand

Director: Damian Nenow and Raúl de la Fuente

Genre(s): Biography, Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Jonathan Holland

May 8, 2019

It cannily draws its various strands together into a visually striking piece of rare immediacy and power. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Sep 12, 2019

It uses animation to depict a conflict in fresh dimensions. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 12, 2019

The artfully kaleidoscopic nightmare of a collapsed state has rarely been so imaginatively portrayed. The unintentionally awkward moments come from a few of the more overwrought voice-over performances, in conjunction with the often-pinched rendering of human faces. Read full review

Allan Hunter

May 8, 2019

The human testimony is undoubtedly the most engaging aspect of Another Day Of Life, but the animated sequences earn their place when they provide a sense of the emotional turmoil that Kapuscinski experienced as he faced the chaos and horrors of a war that would continue until 2002. Read full review

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ajzeg01

Feb 13, 2020

This movie was pretty great! This movie is like two movies in one. Part of it is a documentary about the Angolan Civil War. The other part is an animated film about the same subject, following Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski reporting on the war in the 1970s. The first thing that IThis movie was pretty great! This movie is like two movies in one. Part of it is a documentary about the Angolan Civil War. The other part is an animated film about the same subject, following Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski reporting on the war in the 1970s. The first thing that I need to talk about is the animation. It is animated in that rotoscoped cell-shaded CGI style similar to A Scanner Darkly or the Love, Death & Robots short Fish Night. Normally, I hate animation that is trying to look realistic, but I didn’t mind it here. There are many sequences of animation in this movie that just couldn’t possibly work as well in live-action. The colours are really nice and it is intense! It actually feels like you’re in the middle of a war! The story I found very interesting and the intercut documentary footage of people who actually knew the main character in real life and are characters in the movie themselves was really cool and helped with my understanding of the story and the history behind the film. The acting was really good as well and I really cared about the characters. Overall, if you like animation or historical war movies, you should watch this movie. It’s very short, but very good!… Expand

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