Crulic: The Path to Beyond

Crulic The Path to Beyond Romanian Crulic Drumul spre dincolo is a 2011 RomanianPolish animated biographical film, directed by Anca Damian and starring Vlad Ivanov. It tells the story of Claudiu Crulic, a Romanian citizen who died in a Polish prison while on a hunger strike. The film was made with a mix of techniques including handdrawn animation and animated photographs. Artwork and animation was done at the animation studio DSG, by Dan Panaitescu, Raluca Popa, Dragos Stefan, Roxana Bentu and Tuliu Oltean. The film won the Cristal for Best Feature Film at the 2012 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Claudiu Crulic, a 33yearold Romanian, was arrested for theft in Poland in 2007. Crulic asked the Romanian consulate in Poland for help, but when nothing happened he began a fourmonth hunger strike, which ended with his death from starvation in January 2008. The case received significant media attention and led to the resignation of the Romanian foreign minister and the recall of the consul in Poland. Three prison doctors were trialed for their responsibility in the death.Anca Damian had debuted as a featurefilm director in 2009. She became interested in Crulics case and fascinated by the slow nature of a death caused by hunger strike. She therefore wanted to make a film which captured the emotional aspects of Crulics death. Damian researched the case for one year. She interviewed Crulics family, neighbours and coprisoners, and was, unlike the journalists who wrote about the case, eventually allowed to read every page in the Polish police files. The film was produced by Damians Romanian company Aparte Film and coproduced by the Polish company Fundacja Magellana. Further coproduction support came from Editura Video and Krakw Festival Office. The film received financial support from the Romanian National Centre for Cinema, the Polish Film Institute, the Krakw Film Commission, the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Editura Video. ........

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