Borscht Film club brings the best of Polish Cinema to Scotland. Beetroot Collective CIC invites you to the first Borscht Film Club screening in Edinburgh . Kill it and Leave this Town, dir. M. Wilczyński, Poland, 2019, 88 min.

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Emerging on the festival circuit in 202, this feature-length animation won major prizes at the Viennale, Ottawa and Annecy festivals as well as in Poland.  The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw selected it as one of his “should have been a contender” animations for the Oscars in 2021. The New York Times referred to Wilczyński as “one of the most important artists of contemporary art-house animation”.  Wilczyński worked on ‘Kill It and Leave this Town’ for 14 years.

A deeply touching, family story set in 1970’s Poland, the film explores personal loss and draws you into a land of memories where time stands still.  It is a dark, satirical and psychological horror film which may appeal to fans of Otto Dix, Samuel Beckett, Jan Švankmajer and Neue Sachlichkeit.  Polish-speaking audiences may recognise the voices of the Polish film industry elite: K. Janda, B. Kraftówna, A. Wajda, A. Chyra, A. Dymna, M. Kondrat, D. Olbrychski and many more.  With a soundtrack provided by the late composer Tadeusz Nalepa, the music creates a piercingly sad mood and a raw, intense atmosphere which makes use of rock-guitar riffs from the ’70s Polish band Breakout.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with Mariusz Wilczyński (via video link).Rating: 18 (suitable only for persons of 18 years or over)

Running time: 88 mins.

Genre: Animation

Language: Polish with English subtitles

Trigger warnings: disturbing images, sex, nudity, domestic abuse, moderate references to violence, discriminatory language, mild drug references.

Doors open: 6:45pm

Event starts: 7:00pm