The Distant Barking of Dogs

The Distant Barking of Dogs (Danish: Olegs krig) is a 2017 documentary film produced by Monica Hellström, and directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont. The film, set in Hnutove near Mariupol, follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year during the War in Donbass. Through Oleg's perspective, the film examines what it means to grow up in a war zone.

The Distant Barking of Dogs
Film poster
DanishOlegs krig
Directed bySimon Lereng Wilmont
Produced by
Starring
  • Oleg Afanasyev
  • Alexandra Ryabichkina
  • Jarik
Edited byMichael Aaglund
Music by
  • Uno Helmersson
  • Erik Enocksson
Production
companies
Distributed byCinephil
Release date
  • November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19) (IDFA)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Ukraine
LanguagesRussian, Ukrainian
Budget€489,000[1]

The film premiered at the 2017 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, where it won the IDFA Competition for First Appearance.[2][3]

Cast
  • Oleg Afanasyev
  • Alexandra Ryabichkina
  • Jarik

Critical response

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews.[4]

Awards

The Distant Barking of Dogs won a Peabody Award in the Documentary category.[5] It was 1 of 15 films shortlisted for the 2019 91st Academy Awards in the Documentary Feature category.[6] The documentary won the award of 2017 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam for Best First Appearance. It was also among five nominations for the best documentary at 2018 31st European Film Awards. In January 2019 The Distant Barking of Dogs won the prize of the Cinema Eye Honors.[7]

References
  1. "THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS". ses.fi. June 11, 2020.
  2. "'THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS' WINS BEST FIRST APPEARANCE AWARD AT IDFA 2017". Final Cut for Real. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. "The Distant Barking of Dogs - IDFA". Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via www.idfa.nl.
  4. "THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS". rottentomatoes.com. June 11, 2020.
  5. "POV: The Distant Barking of Dogs". PeabodyAwards.com.
  6. "'THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 OSCARS /DECEMBER 19, 2018". finalcutforreal.dk. June 11, 2020.
  7. "Documentary about Ukraine wins prize of Cinema Eye Honors". ukrinform.net. June 11, 2020.
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