The Congress

The Congress (2013)

Timing: 2:2 (122 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2013-07-03

Country

Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Poland

Production

France 2 Cinéma, Pandora Film, Opus Film, Entre Chien et Loup, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Liverpool

Genre

Drama, Science Fiction, Animation

Budget

$34 148 170

Revenue

$201 438

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Director

Ari Folman

Actors

Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sami Gayle, Michael Stahl-David, Don McManus, Jörg Vincent Malotki
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Scenario

Producer

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

Operator

Michał Englert

Composer

Max Richter

Artist

Audition

Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Erin Toner

Editing

Nili Feller
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• The film is based on the 1971 book "The Futurological Congress" 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Like her on-screen counterpart, Robin Wright has two children, an older daughter and a younger son.
• The film is based on the book "The Futurological Congress" (1971) by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem.