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Brutus (2016 film)

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Directed by
  
Konstantin Fam

Release date
  
June 2016 (2016-06)

Music by
  
Egor Romanenko

Running time
  
35 minutes

Produced by
  
Konstantin Fam Ian Fisher Romanovsky Alex A. Petruhin Yuri Igrusha Egor Odintsov

Country
  
Russia Belarus Ukraine United States Romania

Brutus is a short film directed by Konstantin Fam of 2015, the second novel of The trilogy "Witnesses" and the sequel of the "Shoes", dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims.

Contents

Plot

“Brutus” continues concept of The trilogy "Witnesses" and tells us story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a German Shepherd dog Brutus. The 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.

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
  • Philip Jankowski - Horst
  • Vladimir Koshevoi - Leo
  • Anna Churina - Clara
  • Maria Zykova - Hell
  • Marta Drozdov - Martha
  • Production

    Filmmakers from Russia, Romania, Israel, the United States, Moldova, Belarus and the Czech Republic participated in the production.

    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:

    -Our film will be tough, but entirely pacifist in nature. My task is to make the viewer see things from the dog’s 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.

    Awards

  • The Nevada International Film Festival (USA), Experimental Film Competition, Platinum Reel Award Winner (2016)
  • Sochi International Film Awards (Russia), Special Prize (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 (Russia)
  • 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

  • The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia
  • Center for Documentary Film
  • Youth Center of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation
  • ROSKINO
  • The film is created with the support of the Russian Federation Ministry of Culture
  • References

    Brutus (2016 film) Wikipedia


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