The Magic Mountain

The protagonist, Adam Jacek Winkler [1937-2002], is a painter who eventually damaged most of his works.

Anticommunist,
he left Poland in 1965. He emigrated to Paris. After the Soviet
invasion, he left for Afghanistan and joined the troops of Ahmad Shah
Massoud. Accepted by the mujahideen, he was titled Adam Khan (King
Adam). He died a year after Massoud’s assassination, during a lone climb
up Mount Maudit [Cursed Mountain].

directed by Anca Damian
written by Anca Damian, Ania Winkler
director of photography – animation Tomek Ducki
music by Alexander Balanescu
production design by Raluca Popa
sound by Sebastian Włodarczyk
edited by Ioana Staiculescu
voices Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Julia Kijowska
produced by Aparte Film, Filmograf, Arizona Production
producer Anca Damian
co-produced by Studio Miniatur Filmowych, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Telewizja Polska
co-producers Joanna Ronikier, Włodzimierz Matuszewski, Guillauma le Seille
executive producer Joanna Ronikier
co-financed by Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
distributed by Solopan
world sales Arizona Distribution