THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
project in development
full-length animated film 2D
format 80 minutes
2025
director: Grzegorz Wacławek, Marta Szymańska
script: Kinga Krzemińska, Grzegorz Wacławek
script consulting: Zofia Jaroszuk, Karolina Barciszewska
editor: Przemek Chruścielewski
music: Mikołaj Stroiński
sound design: Michał Fojcik MPSE
director’s and producer’s assistant: Dominika Krysiewicz
production manager: Anna Głowińska
production: Animoon Sp. z o.o.
coproduction: 7SKY (Turkey), Letko Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
A Polish Film Institute Co-financed Script Development
A Polish Film Institute Co-financed Development
A Polish Film Institute Co-financed Production
International Sales Agent: Sola Media
Filmed in the Republic of Poland with the support provided through the act on financial support for audio-visual production by the Polish Film Institute and funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
/ Project description /
Omul is ten years old boy together with his parents, brother Mikro and younger sister Kimi live in the village Krimo near the sea. Once, Omul and Kimi play on the beach. Suddenly, the weather is rapidly changing, there is a huge wave heading to the island. Water covers the children. Under the sea, Omul witnesses when Kimi’s soul is stolen by a mysterious creature — Sadumea, the main character of various legends. At the last moment, siblings are saved by a whale. Omul wakes up in the hospital, where he finds out that Kimi is in a coma. Together with Mikro and Tela the dog, they start dangerous travel to find and save the soul of their beloved sister.