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The Distant Barking of Dogs

Play trailer Poster for The Distant Barking of Dogs Released Jan 11, 2019 1h 30m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Over the course of a year, the pressures of war gradually erode a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy's innocence.

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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) A really interesting "daily life" type of film where, over the course of it, you see Oleg and his friends shaped by internal stress. Sep 13, 2019 Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal Childhood during wartime is hardly a new subject for filmmakers of any stripe, but The Distant Barking of Dogs finds its own special nonfiction space. Aug 1, 2019 Full Review Guy Lodge Variety Lereng Wilmont's subjects earn their stray moments of rustic poetry; so does his film. Dec 31, 2018 Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa [Simon Lereng Wilmont] has crafted a beautiful, poetic observational documentary. Sep 16, 2020 Full Review Matt Cipolla The Spool There's a constant sense of decay here that exists not in what we see but what's missing: the empty rooms, the barren fields, the pieces of a family that feel left of center. Jan 17, 2020 Full Review Phil Guie Film-Forward.com Director Simon Lereng Wilmont offers an intimate view, in which the mundane and terrible often co-exist uneasily. Rated: 5/5 Aug 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Heart wrenching! Innocent souls enduring man's evil ways. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Over the course of a year, the pressures of war gradually erode a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy's innocence.
Director
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Producer
Monica Hellström
Screenwriter
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Production Co
Arte, Final Cut for Real, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Mouka Filmi Oy
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2019, Limited
Runtime
1h 30m