- 2019
- Subliminal Films (II)
- 1 h 15 m
SummaryA boy traveling across an island on a motorcycle tries to escape a dark spirit and get back home. Along the way he makes a series of connections with different animals and reflects on the possible ways he ended up on the island.
Directed By:Gints Zilbalodis
Written By:Gints Zilbalodis
Away
Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
User score
Mixed or Average
5.8
My Score
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Feb 27, 2025
80
Away has the mild rush of a coming-of-age dream, the sort that lodges in your memory as symbolic and significant as you pass from one stage of life to the next.
Sep 8, 2020
80
Not a word is spoken throughout, which harkens back to an older era of cinematic storytelling. At the same time, the extreme frame-to-frame fluidity of the computer-assisted animation style, composed entirely of fields of subtly modulated colour, no outlines and minimal modelling, looks completely 21st century.
Sep 8, 2020
80
Away combines Zilbalodis’ signature minimalist style with the structure of a classic survival story.
Dec 2, 2019
80
For those with the opportunity to see Away in a theater, the experience will either mesmerize or annoy, as the project feels like a promising first pass — a rough-rendered showcase of Zilbalodis’ myriad gifts, which are better suited to world-building and scenic design than character animation.
Dec 2, 2019
80
Somewhere between Hayao Miyazaki and Terrence Malick lies Away, a gorgeously made minimalist cartoon that’s long on beauty and breathtaking scenery, if somewhat short on traditional narrative.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.8
40% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
40% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Dec 4, 2022
8
This film is about hope in dark times - about making the most and standing up to your fears (characterised as an Iron Man type figure), determined for a better outlook to come. It features some surprisingly stirring instrumental music, which is quite emotive, heightening the overall feel of scenes. It's got a certain charm to it, this film in general and while its not an animated film likely to fully entertain youngish kids like Pixar films do (this film features no spoken dialogue), its pretty good - quirky, sobering, maybe even thought provoking, so yes, I'd recommend this.
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Production Company:
- Bilibaba
- Dream Well Studio
- Master Key Production
Release Date:Nov 29, 2019
Duration:1 h 15 m
Awards
Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Latvian National Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
