Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025 | 73m | Polish
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay |
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| Writer: | Bruno Schulz, Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay |
| Staring: |
| Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing different aspects of their relationship and his own psyche. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 11, 2025 |
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| Director: | Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay |
| Writer: | Bruno Schulz, Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay |
| Genres: | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, sanatorium, time travel, surrealism, stop motion, hospital, train, adult animation, dark fantasy, literary adaptation, puppet film, live action and animation, subconscious, independent film |
| Production Companies | Koninck Studios, BFI, Instytut Adama Mickiewicza, IKH Pictures Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Sep 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tadeusz Janiszewski | |
| Wioletta Kopańska | |
| Andrzej Kłak | |
| Leszek Bzdyl | |
| Robert Martyniak | |
| Łukasz Łucjan | |
| Marek Jasek |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bruno Schulz | Novel |
| Paulina Krajnik | Casting |
| Marcin Cybula | Grip |
| Wojciech Kuszewski | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Maciej Gamdzyk | Master Lighting Artist |
| Barbara Kapica | Sound Effects Editor |
| Maciej Jażwiecki | Still Photographer |
| Piotr Król | Visual Effects |
| Łukasz Przeorski | Post Production Coordinator |
| Marta Szamałek | Producer's Assistant |
| Michał Niedźwiedź | Boom Operator |
| Anna Buttny | Makeup Artist |
| Timothy Quay | Animation, Editor, Director, Screenplay, Sound |
| Stephen Quay | Animation, Editor, Director, Screenplay, Sound |
| Anna Podhajny | Interior Designer |
| Dorota Roqueplo | Costume Design |
| Małgorzata Sady | Translator |
| Mateusz Niedzielak | Props |
| Anna Litwińska | Producer's Assistant |
| Nina Szlęzak | Production Manager |
| Małgorzata Małysa | Line Producer |
| Alfred Schnittke | Original Music Composer |
| Timothy Nelson | Original Music Composer |
| Bartosz Bieniek | Director of Photography |
| Jędrzej Sabliński | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Joakim Sundström | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mia Bays | Executive Producer |
| Michael Weber | Co-Producer |
| Viola Fügen | Co-Producer |
| Krystyna Świeca | Producer |
| Marlena Łukasiak | Associate Producer |
| Marta de Zuniga | Associate Producer |
| Kevin Griffiths | Executive Producer |
| Lucie Conrad | Producer |
| Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2026 | 2 | 848 | 921 |