The Peasants (18)

★★★ "The team behind the outstanding Vincent Van Gogh hand-painted animation, Loving Vincent, apply the same stunning oil painted live action technique to adapt the classic 1904 novel from Polish Nobel prizewinner Władysław Reymont, and the result is a ravishingly beautiful immersive drama." ~ Manchester Theatres.

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Polish animation The Peasants is an tragic story of a peasant girl Jagna forced to marry a much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and hate of the villagers and has to fight to preserve her independence. 

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★★★★ An oil-painted animation with amazing emotional resonance. This new film from Oscar-nominees Hugh and DK Welchman is a strange and compelling dance across countries and centuries. ~ The i.

★★★★ "An extraordinary animation of a Polish novel, the team behind the Van Gogh biopic Loving Vincent return with a hand-painted adaptation of Wladyslaw Reymont’s Nobel prizewinning work." ~ The Times.

★★ "Calamity strikes in this digi-painted adaptation of the classic Polish novel.
Rotoscope-style animation gives this version of Władysław Reymont’s story an interesting look, but the performances and tone can’t live up to the visuals." ~ The Guardian.