The Congress

Name: The Congress
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Animation
Released: 2013-07-03
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston

The Congress (2013)

Timing: 2:3 (123 min)

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Video for the film The Congress — THE CONGRESS [Official Trailer] Available On iTunes & VOD July 14th • In Select Theaters August 29th

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Release date

2013-07-03

Country

Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Poland

Production

France 2 Cinéma, Pandora Film, Opus Film, Entre Chien et Loup, Canal+ Polska, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Liverpool, Śląski Fundusz Filmowy

Genre

Drama, Science Fiction, Animation

Budget

$34 148 170

Box office

$201 438

Website

Director

Ari Folman

Actors

Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston, Sami Gayle, Michael Stahl-David, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Shahi, Don McManus
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Robin Wright, Reinhard Brundig, Sébastien Delloye, Piotr Dzięcioł, Ewa Puszczyńska, David Tioulong Grumbach, Eitan Mansuri

Camera operator

Michał Englert

Composer

Max Richter

Artist

David Polonsky

Audition

Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Erin Toner

Editing

Nili Feller
Whole Team (19)

Short description

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on the book "The Futurological Congress" (1971) by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem.
All animated scenes were initially acted out by actors in studio settings so that the animators could most accurately transfer the plot to animation.
The live-action part of the film was shot in America, while the animation was done by specialists from Israel, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Poland.
Initially, actresses Cate Blanchett and Cameron Diaz were considered for the lead role, but after seeing actress Robin Wright at an event, director Ari Folman offered the role to her.
Like her on-screen counterpart, Robin Wright has two children, an older daughter and a younger son.