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Film

The Distant Barking of Dogs

Simon Lereng Wilmont, Denmark, 2017

91 min.DK/Documentary

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.
Basic information Credits
Original title The Distant Barking of Dogs
Danish title Olegs krig - en barndom i krigens skygge
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 Danske Filminstitut
International sales Cinephil - Philippa Kowarsky Production Ltd.
Online release 30.01.2019, Filmcentralen,
Comment Won IDFA's First Appearance Competition 2017, Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg 2018 and was Oscar-shortlisted. The film has also received awards in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Geneva and Thessaloniki, amongst others.
DFI subsidy Konsulentstøtte
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 11
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Final Cut for Real ApS
Co-production Mouka Filmi, Story AB, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARTE
With support from Det Danske Filminstitut, Svenska Filminstitutet, Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and Fund, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Creative Europe, Danske Filminstruktører
In collaboration with Danmarks Radio, DR Ultra, SVT, YLE, Yes Docu, Estonian Public Broadcasting
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut

Direction

Direction Simon Lereng Wilmont
Assistant director Azad Safarov

Production

Producer Monica Hellström
Co-producer Sami Jahnukainen
Co-producer Tobias Janson
Co-producer Monika Lobkowicz
Co-producer Sonja Scheider
Executive producer Signe Byrge Sørensen
Executive producer Philippa Kowarsky
Production manager Maria Kristensen
Associate producer Heidi Elise Christensen
Associate producer Anne Köhncke
Production assistant Ömer Sami
Production assistant Mauricio González-Aranda
Production assistant Emma Svendsen
Production assistant Ida Ågård
Production assistant Sofie Lykke Stenstrop
Production assistant Mads Liljendahl
Post Producer Monica Hellström
Post Producer Maria Kristensen
Post-production supervisor Anders V. Christensen

Cinematography

Cinematographer Simon Lereng Wilmont

Editing

Editor Michael Aaglund
Editing supervisor Niels Pagh Andersen
Editing supervisor Joshua Oppenheimer
Trailer editor Claus Brondbjerg Erichsen

Music

Composer Erik Enocksson
Composer Uno Helmersson
Additional music Karsten Fundal

Sound

Sound designer Pietu Korhonen
Sound designer Heikki Kossi
Sound designer Peter Albrechtsen
Mixer Peter Albrechtsen
Mixer Heikki Kossi
Sound assistant Mikkel Nielsen
Foley artist Heikki Kossi
Foley mixer Kari Vähäkuopus
Sound effects recordist Marko Ahokangas

Visual effects

Graphic design Martin Hultman
Colourist Anders V. Christensen
VFX Martin Munck Schmidt

Appearance

Appearance Oleg Afanasyev
Appearance Yaroslav Bendes
Appearance Alexandra Ryabichkina
Appearance Olena Bendes
Appearance Konstantin Kabanov
Appearance Yevgeniy Ryabichkin
Appearance Sergey Sklyarenko
Appearance Natalia Sklyarenko
Appearance Eugeniya Shkuratova
Appearance Yelizaveta Semenova
Appearance Darya Semenova
Appearance Alexandr Vasin
Appearance Yulia Protasova

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