The film follows 10-year-old Oleg, whose life has been turned upside down by the ongoing war in East Ukraine. Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother Alexandra in a small house in a village on the frontline. Most people have left the village, but Oleg and Alexandra love their life together there and want to stay on and take care of each other. But life is becoming more and more difficult and the war does not seem to end.
| Original title | The Distant Barking of Dogs |
|---|---|
| Danish title | Oleg og krigen |
| Keywords | Ukraine, War, Children, Children in foreign countries, Boys, Grandparents, Everyday life, Friendship, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
| Producer | Monica Hellström |
| Director of Photography | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
| Editor | Michael Aaglund |
| Sound | Pietu Korhonen, Heikki Kossi, Peter Albrechtsen |
| Composer | Erik Enocksson, Uno Helmersson |
| Appearance | Oleg Afanasyev, Yaroslav Bendes, Alexandra Ryabichkina, Olena Bendes |
| Production country | Denmark, Finland, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Det Danske Filminstitut, DR Ultra |
| International sales | Cinephil - Philippa Kowarsky Production Ltd. |
| Online release | 21.02.2019, Filmcentralen |
| Comment | Won IDFA's First Appearance Competition 2017 and Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg 2018. The film has also received awards in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Geneva and Thessaloniki. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
|---|---|---|
| Audience Award | 2018 | Malmö Nordisk Panorama 2018 |
| Grand Prix | 2018 | Seoul, EBS International Documentary Festival 2018 |
| Best International Film | 2018 | Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival 2018 |
| Best Documentary Award | 2018 | Docsbarcelona 2018 |
| Documentary Academy Award | 2018 | Warszawa, Against Gravity 2018 |
| SOS Children's Villages worldwide avard | 2018 | München Documentary Festival 2018 |
| VIKTOR Main Competition International Doc | 2018 | München Documentary Festival 2018 |
| Best Documentary Award | 2018 | Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF 2018 |
| McBaine Documentary Feature Award | 2018 | San Francisco Int. Film Festival 2018 |
| 2nd Prize for Best Documentary | 2018 | Hong Kong International Film Festival 2018 |
| Golden Alexander Award | 2018 | Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2018 |
| FIPRESCI Award best documentary | 2018 | Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2018 |
| The Human Value Award of the Greek Parliament | 2018 | Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2018 |
| Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary | 2018 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2018 |
| IDFA First Apparance Award | 2017 | Amsterdam, IDFA 2017 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
|---|---|
| Tehran, Cinéma Vérité, Documentary Film Festival | 2018-12-01 |
| Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival | 2018-11-15 |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2018-11-08 |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2018-09-29 |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2018-09-27 |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2018-09-27 |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2018-09-20 |
| DMZ South Korea | 2018-09-13 |
| Seoul, EBS International Documentary Festival | 2018-08-01 |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2018-07-27 |
| New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival | 2018-06-14 |
| SilverDocs AFI Documentary Festival | 2018-06-13 |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2018-06-07 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2018-06-06 |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2018-05-31 |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2018-05-17 |
| Docsbarcelona | 2018-05-16 |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2018-05-11 |
| München Documentary Festival | 2018-05-02 |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2018-04-26 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2018-04-19 |
| Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF | 2018-04-12 |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2018-04-04 |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2018-03-19 |
| CPH:DOX | 2018-03-15 |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2018-03-15 |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2018-03-05 |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2018-03-02 |
| ZagrebDox | 2018-02-25 |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2018-02-15 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2018-01-26 |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2018-01-23 |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2017-11-15 |
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