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Wikipedia article




'Brutus' is a short film directed by Konstantin Fam[http://www.filmneweurope.com/press-releases/item/111110-world-war-two-film-brutus-shooting-in-romania World War Two Film Brutus, shooting in Romania. filmneweurope.com] of 2015, the second novel of the film trilogy "Witnesses"[https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/russian-biz-sets-up-shop-at-afm-1200802868/ Russian Biz Sets Up Shop at AFM. variety.com] and the sequel of the "Shoes",[http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/02/06/shoes-just-18-minutes-quite-feat/ Shoes, in just 18 minutes, quite a feat. www.sdjewishworld.com][http://rbth.com/arts/2013/10/17/fams_holocaust_film_shoes_makes_big_impact_30899.html Fams Holocaust film Shoes makes big impact. rbth.com] dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims.

Plot



Brutus continues the concept of "Witnesses" trilogy[http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-film-20382669-brutus-scurtmetraj-despre-doilea-razboi-mondial-filmeaza-romania.htm Brutus, short film about WWII filming in Romania. hotnews.ro] and tells us story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a German Shepherd dog Brutus. The Nuremberg Laws have separated the dog with his favorite mistress, Jewish woman. In the process of training and taming Brutus becomes a concentration camp beast-killer. The film is based on a novel of a Czech writer Ludvik Ashkenazy.[http://www.jewish.ru/news/culture/2015/08/news994330326.php Oksana Fandera and Filipp Yankovsky will play in a movie about the Holocaust. www.jewish.ru] [http://peopletalk.ru/article/oksana-fandera-i-filipp-yankovskiy-snova-vmeste-poyavyatsya-na-ekrane2015-08-14/ Oksana Fandera and Philip Jankowski will appear on the screen together again. people talk.ru]

Crew



* Director: Konstantin Fam

* Composer: Egor Romanenko

* Producers: Konstantin Fam, Ian Fisher Romanovsky, Alexey A. Petruhin, Yuri Igrusha, Egor Odintsov

* Script: Konstantin Fam

* Cinematography: Giora Bejach

Cast



* Oksana Fandera- Rosanna

* Filipp Yankovsky - Horst

* Vladimir Koshevoi - Leo

* Anna Churina - Clara

* Maria Zykova - Ada

* Marta Drozdova - Martha

Production



Filmmakers from Russia, Romania,[http://aarc.ro/articol/brutus-scurtmetraj-despre-al-doilea-rzboi-mondial-se-filmeaz-n-romnia "Brutus", short film about World War II, filming in Romania. aarc.ro][http://cinemaplex.ru/cinema-expo/2015/08/13/brut-svideteli/ Crew of the second novel of the Trilogy "Witnesses" work in Romania. cinemaplex.ru] Israel, the United States, Moldova, Belarus and the Czech Republic participated in the production.[http://echo.msk.ru/blog/echomsk/1604414-echo/ Film about the Holocaust is shooting in Russia. echo.msk.ru]

The film was created with the financial support of the Ministry for Culture of Russia, as well as private philanthropists.

Art features



The crew used a variety of filming techniques. The main aim was to show the events through the dog's eyes.

Konstantin Fam:

[http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/4557/upcoming-film-captures-the-holocaust-through-the-eyes-of-a-dog-costa-fam|thumb Upcoming film captures the Holocaust through eyes of dog. calvertjournal.com]

-'Our film will be tough, but entirely pacifist in nature. My task is to make the viewer see things from the dogs point of view, to show how quickly somebody can be brainwashed and turn into a monster'


Confession



Film premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival in June 2016.[http://38.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff38/eng/films/?id=38027 Short film competition. 38 MIFF]

Accolades



Awards

* The Nevada International Film Festival (USA), Experimental Film Competition, Platinum Reel Award Winner[http://nevadafilmfestival.com/2016-winners 2016 Winners. Nevada Film Festival] (2016)

* Sochi International Film Awards (Russia), Special Prize [http://www.sochifilmawards.com/en/sochi-film-awards-won/ Award winners. Sochifilmawards.com] (2016)

* Film was longlisted to the 89th Academy Awards by Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (USA)

* The Golden Eagle Award of National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia[http://kinoacademy.ru/page/recommendatory-list-2016 Advisory List of Advisory Board for 2016. Kinoacademy.ru] (Russia)

* Best Shorts Competition - "Best Jewish film" [http://bestshorts.net/ The season's winners. Bestshorts.net] (USA)

Participations

* Hong Kong World International Film Festival (Hong Kong)

* International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema London (UK)

* Sedona Film Festival (USA)

* PUFF Film Festival Hong Kong

* Best Shorts Competition (USA)

* New Haven International Film Festival (USA)

Official partners



* Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia[http://newsru.com/religy/14aug2015/brut.html The feature film about the Holocaust was withdrawn supported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia]

* Documentary Film Center

* Youth Center of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation

* ROSKINO

See also



* Witnesses (2018 film)

* Shoes (2012 film)

* Violin (2017 film)

References




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