# Avalon (2001)

> A solitary battle-simulation champion enters a dangerous search for Avalon’s hidden level, where the boundary between game and reality grows unstable.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5929

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Mamoru Oshii
- Cast: Małgorzata Foremniak, Władysław Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Dariusz Biskupski, Bartłomiej Świderski, Katarzyna Bargiełowska, Alicja Sapryk, Zuzanna Kasz
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: austere, paranoid, eerie, late night science fiction viewing, cyberpunk double feature

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