In a dystopian world, a woman spends her time playing an illegal and dangerous game, hoping to find meaning in her world.In a dystopian world, a woman spends her time playing an illegal and dangerous game, hoping to find meaning in her world.In a dystopian world, a woman spends her time playing an illegal and dangerous game, hoping to find meaning in her world.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
Bartlomiej Swiderski
- Stunner
- (as Bartek Swiderski)
Krzysztof Plewako-Szczerbinski
- Player B
- (as Krszysztof Szczerbinski)
Jaroslaw Budnik
- Cooper
- (voice)
Andrzej Debski
- Cusinart
- (voice)
Zdzislaw Szymborski
- Man at Philharmonic
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAll military vehicles and helicopters were borrowed from the Polish army for free.
- GoofsWhen Ash starts searching for The Nine Sisters, she enters some keywords and the results show up on the monitor of her computer. However, the reflection on her glasses doesn't match what happens on her screen.
- Quotes
Ash: Let me ask you something. Are you accessing from a terminal somewhere or are you part of the system itself?
Game Master: What does it matter? You couldn't confirm it anyway.
- Alternate versionsNorth American (Region 1) DVD release in 2003 features additional narration by the lead character "Ash" in the English dubbed version -- most notably after the pre-credits battle scene, and at the end of the film, the latter of which initially played out without any dialog. As a result of the added narration, the enigmatic ending becomes easier to understand for North American viewers. The added narration actually creates a very large problem with the 'Polish with English subtitles' option on the Region 1 DVD, since the 'traslantion' subtitles are actually dub-titles (they simply transcribed the Enlgish dub as the Polish dialog). This results in innumerable inaccuracies in the script (almost all mention of the connections to the King Arthur myth are lost on any language of the Region 1 version), and the subtitles also show up during the sequences where the English version has narration, meaning that in the middle of a dialog-less scene, the subtitles will show up anyway. Miramax has not recalled or corrected the DVD, but an uncut anamorphic version with proper subtitles is available from UK company Blue Light.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Japanorama: Episode #1.1 (2002)
Featured review
Firstly I was amazed at the effect that this film has on people. After reading other comments here, it does not take long to note that reviewers are either full of praise or downright critical, with little in between. Not many movies are so provocative. I stumbled onto this film late one night at the local video rental and it was like my last option, so I had little or no expectations to be deflated. I was pleasantly surprised. The sombre ambiance of the surroundings (Poland) enchanted me, and the sepia black & white film stock simply added to the mystique of the setting. Indeed I have not experienced such a rich atmosphere in a sci-fi film since Blade Runner!!! The SLIGHTLY low-tech special effects were incredible in that they seemed to add authenticity to the fact that this was a "video game" NOT "reality", unlike a lot of sci-fi where the special effects are merely another prop. The insular existence of the lead character due to her obsession with her virtual world is perhaps very poignant today more than ever with the advent of cyber space, computer games etc and their potential for social alienation. Perhaps the films shortcoming is that it may not appeal to the younger set who have grown up on a heavy diet of Hollywood Blockbusters where there has to be the mandatory car chase and subsequent sex followed by a gratuitous helping of ultra violence, but for me that was part of this very artistic films charm.
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- Also known as
- Авалон
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- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $449,275
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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