Avalon (2001)

20 January 2001 (Japan)
12 April 2002 (Poland)

Avalon (アヴァロン, Avaron), also known as Gate to Avalon, is a 2001 Polish-language Japanese science fiction drama film directed by Mamoru Oshii and written by Kazunori Itō. The film stars Małgorzata Foremniak as Ash, a player in an illegal virtual reality video game whose sense of reality is challenged as she attempts to unravel the true nature and purpose of the game. Avalon was filmed in Wrocław, Nowa Huta, the Modlin Fortress and Warsaw. The 2009 film Assault Girls that was written and directed by Oshii, is a stand-alone sequel set in the same fictional universe as Avalon.

Storyline

In a dystopian world, a woman spends her time playing an illegal and dangerous game, hoping to find meaning in her world.

Sound Effects Used

• SKYWALKER, BIRD - JACQUIMO'S FLAPPING WINGS
• SKYWALKER, BIRD - PETRIE'S FLAPPING WINGS
• SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - THE FORCE WHINE (higher-pitched)
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 14
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - PAC-MAN CHOMPING
• SKYWALKER, GUN - MG-42 MACHINE GUN SOUNDS
• SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED POW SOUND
• SKYWALKER, MONSTER - SURPRISED YELP
• SKYWALKER, WHISTLE - CARTOON FALL WHISTLE