George the Hedgehog

George is an urban hedgehog living in contemporary Warsaw. A perfect day for him consists of chilling in the city, skateboarding, having a couple of beers and partying with pretty girls. His hedonistic life turns upside down when he becomes a key point in the master plan of a genetic manipulations freak. The crazy scientist hires two deadly enemies of George, the skinheads Zenek and Stefan. Their job is to get hold of George’s genes in order to create the Hedgehog’s clone and evoke a new media sensation and thus gain control over the country. In a secret laboratory the clone is born and quickly becomes a multimedia idol, severely complicating George’s life and ruining his reputation in the meantime. The Hedgehog fights back for his identity and above all, the beloved Jola. ‘Subtle’ is not how you would describe this film. Created in 2D cutout animation, the film develops a specific charm through its simple straightforwardness. “George the Hedgehog” is based on the hugely popular Polish underground cult comic „Jeż Jerzy“. It is a juvenile, mad and raucous piece of animated satire in a charmingly rough style and spirit of its own. And actually it is a fairly pointed, and pretty entertaining piece of social satire. Its broad and angry portrayal of a disaffected youth and a government desperate to relate to them gives a telling insight into the modern world and gives the film a compelling edge. (ps)
Voices: Borys Szyc, Maria Peszek, Maciej Maleńczuk, Jarosław Boberek, Grzegorz Pawlak, Sokół, Misiek Koterski, Leszek Teleszyński, Krystyna Tkacz, Wojtek Wawszczyk, Monika Olejnik, Krystyna Czubówna, Włodzimierz Szaranowicz, Tomasz Knapik, Bogusław Linda