The Distant Barking of Dogs
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- Monica Hellström
- Tobias Janson
- Sami Jahnukainen
- Oleg Afanasyev
- Alexandra Ryabichkina
- Jarik
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| Danish | Olegs krig |
| Directed by | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
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| Edited by | Michael Aaglund |
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| Distributed by | Cinephil |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Languages | Russian, Ukrainian |
| Budget | €489,000[1] |
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 Donbas. Through Oleg's perspective, the film examines what it means to grow up in a war zone.
The film premiered at the 2017 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, where it won the IDFA Competition for First Appearance.[2][3]
The family documented in the film subsequently fled following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.[4][5]
The film is set in Eastern Ukraine on the frontline of the war. The film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg (Oleh) throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war. Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother, Alexandra (Oleksandra), in the small village of Hnutove, Donetsk Oblast. Having no other place to go, Oleg and Alexandra stay and watch as others leave the village. Life becomes increasingly difficult with each passing day, and the war offers no end in sight.[6]