The Peasants (2023 film)

The Peasants
Theatrical release poster
Chłopi
Directed byDK Welchman
Hugh Welchman
Screenplay byDK Welchman
Hugh Welchman
Based onThe Peasants
by Władysław Reymont
Produced byHugh Welchman
Sean M. Bobbitt
StarringKamila Urzędowska
Robert Gulaczyk
Mirosław Baka
Sonia Mietielica
Ewa Kasprzyk
Cyprian Grabowski
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Sonia Bohosiewicz
Dorota Stalińska
Andrzej Konopka
Marcin Rusin
Maciej Musiał
CinematographyRadosław Ładczuk
Kamil Polak
Szymon Kuriata
Edited byDK Welchman
Patrycja Piróg
Miki Węcel
Music byŁukasz "L.U.C." Rostkowski
Production
companies
BreakThru Films
DigitalKraft
Art Shot
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) (TIFF)
  • 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) (Poland)
Running time
115 minutes[4]
CountriesPoland
Ukraine
Serbia
Lithuania
LanguagePolish
Box office$10 million[5]

The Peasants (Polish: Chłopi) is a 2023 adult animated historical drama film directed and written by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman. An adaptation of Władysław Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning novel of the same name, the film was produced using the painted animation technique similar to the pair's previous film, Loving Vincent. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Mirosław Baka, Sonia Mietielica, Ewa Kasprzyk, Cezary Łukaszewicz, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Dorota Stalińska, Andrzej Konopka, Marcin Rusin and Maciej Musiał.

The Peasants had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before being theatrically released in Poland on 13 October 2023. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

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  2. ^ https://www.mcf.rs/filmovi/seljani
  3. ^ https://skalvija.lt/naujiena/kino-pavasaryje-ivyko-lietuvoje-tapyto-filmo-kaimieciai-premjera/
  4. ^ "The Peasants (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "The Peasants". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 26 April 2024.Edit this at Wikidata