Crulic: The Path to Beyond

Crulic: The Path to Beyond
Romanian theatrical release poster
Release dates
  • 11 August 2011 (2011-08-11) (Locarno Film Festival)
  • 21 October 2011 (2011-10-21) (Romania)
  • 1 December 2011 (2011-12-01) (Poland)
Running time
73 minutes
CountriesRomania
Poland
LanguageRomanian
Budget292,000 Euros

Crulic: The Path to Beyond (Romanian: Crulic - Drumul spre dincolo) is a 2011 Romanian-Polish adult animated biographical docudrama film, directed by Anca Damian and starring Vlad Ivanov. It tells the story of Claudiu Crulic, a Romanian citizen who died in a Polish prison while on a hunger strike. The film was made with a mix of techniques including hand-drawn animation and animated photographs. Artwork and animation was done at the animation studio DSG, by Dan Panaitescu, Raluca Popa, Dragos Stefan, Roxana Bentu and Tuliu Oltean. The film won the Cristal for Best Feature Film at the 2012 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.