THE VIOLINIST / SKRZYPACZKA

dir. Ervin Han, Raúl García, 114′, 2026

Singapur, Spain, Italy

OPENING GALA FILM / POLISH PREMIERE

OCTOBER 1, 7 P.M. / ODEON CINEMA HALL

Crew:
Direction: Ervin Han, Raul Garcia
Script: Ervin Han, Jordan Katherine See
Art Department: Pedro Ceballos, Angie Vélez López, Julian Perez Agudelo
Animation: Angels Bampton, Marta Martín Blanco, Rosa Medina Camarena, Diego Alejandro Galindo, Raul Garcia, Alexia Kleeberg, Angela Reig
Music: Ricky Ho, Isabel Latorre
Production: Robot Playground Media, TV ON Producciones, Altri Occhi

Winner of the Annecy Cristal for Best Feature Film and the SACEM Award for Best Original Soundtrack, “The Violinist” is a moving story about love, war and the healing power of art.

When a young journalist sets out to uncover the mystery behind a valuable violin belonging to a celebrated virtuoso, he discovers the story of Fei and Kai. Their friendship begins in Singapore on the eve of World War II. Although they come from two different worlds, they soon form a bond through their extraordinary musical sensitivity - one that gradually blossoms into love.

The Japanese occupation brutally separates them. All Fei has left is an unfinished sonata and Kai’s promise that one day they will perform it together. Over the following decades, the violin becomes a silent witness to their story - a symbol of memory, hope and a bond that neither war nor the passage of time can break.

Hand-drawn animation by Ervin Han and Raúl García combines an intimate melodrama with a rarely explored chapter of Singapore’s wartime history. Music is more than just a backdrop here: it becomes a character in its own right, carrying this poignant story of loss, longing, resilience and healing.

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