This Fully-Painted New-to-Netflix Film Took Over 200,000 Hours To Make

2023 was an extraordinary year for cinematic animation, proving once again that it should be referred to as a medium that can incorporate aspects of many different genres. Understandably, a great deal of attention was paid to The Boy and the Heron, the latest masterpiece from Studio Ghibli, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2018 culturally defining hit. However, many of the best animated films of the year simply didnt get the attention or sustained theatrical rollout that they needed to reach the mainstream conversation. Despite really only being available to award-season voters in coastal cities, The Peasants was an extraordinary hand-drawn animated film about an important chapter in Polish history.