Brutus
A woman, a dog, and a man in military uniform
Directed byKonstantin Fam
Produced byKonstantin Fam
Ian Fisher Romanovsky
Alex A. Petruhin
Yuri Igrusha
Egor Odintsov
StarringOksana Fandera, Filipp Yankovsky, Vladimir Koshevoi, Anna Churin, Maria Zykova, Marta Drozdov
Music byEgor Romanenko
Release date
  • June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) (Moscow International Film Festival)
Running time
35 minutes
CountriesRussia
Belarus
Ukraine
United States
Romania
Israel

Brutus (Russian: Брут) is a short film directed by Konstantin Fam[1] of 2015, the second novel of the film trilogy "Witnesses"[2] and the sequel of the "Shoes",[3][4] dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims.

Plot

“Brutus” continues the concept of "Witnesses" trilogy[5] 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.[6][7]

Crew

Cast

Production

Filmmakers from Russia, Romania,[8][9] Israel, the United States, Moldova, Belarus and the Czech Republic participated in the production.[10]

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: [11]

-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.[12]

Accolades

Awards

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ World War Two Film Brutus, shooting in Romania. filmneweurope.com
  2. ↑ Russian Biz Sets Up Shop at AFM. variety.com
  3. ↑ Shoes,’ in just 18 minutes, quite a feat. www.sdjewishworld.com
  4. ↑ Fam’s Holocaust film ‘Shoes’ makes big impact. rbth.com
  5. ↑ Brutus, short film about WWII filming in Romania. hotnews.ro
  6. ↑ Oksana Fandera and Filipp Yankovsky will play in a movie about the Holocaust. www.jewish.ru Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Oksana Fandera and Philip Jankowski will appear on the screen together again. people talk.ru
  8. ↑ "Brutus", short film about World War II, filming in Romania. aarc.ro
  9. ↑ Crew of the second novel of the Trilogy "Witnesses" work in Romania. cinemaplex.ru
  10. ↑ Film about the Holocaust is shooting in Russia. echo.msk.ru
  11. ↑ Upcoming film captures the Holocaust through eyes of dog. calvertjournal.com
  12. ↑ Short film competition. 38 MIFF
  13. ↑ 2016 Winners. Nevada Film Festival
  14. ↑ Award winners. Sochifilmawards.com
  15. ↑ "Russian short film will compete for the "Oscar". ROSKINO". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  16. ↑ Advisory List of Advisory Board for 2016. Kinoacademy.ru
  17. ↑ The season's winners. Bestshorts.net
  18. ↑ The feature film about the Holocaust was withdrawn supported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia
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