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The Distant Barking of Dogs

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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 (LAist) 09/13/2019
A really interesting "daily life" type of film where, over the course of it, you see Oleg and his friends shaped by internal stress. Go to Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal 08/01/2019
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. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 12/31/2018
Lereng Wilmont's subjects earn their stray moments of rustic poetry; so does his film. Go to Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 09/16/2020
[Simon Lereng Wilmont] has crafted a beautiful, poetic observational documentary. Go to Full Review Matt Cipolla The Spool 01/17/2020
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. Go to Full Review Phil Guie Film-Forward.com 08/03/2019
5/5
Director Simon Lereng Wilmont offers an intimate view, in which the mundane and terrible often co-exist uneasily. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/12/2020 Heart wrenching! Innocent souls enduring man's evil ways. See more Read all reviews
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Simon Lereng Wilmont

Director

Oleg Afanasyev

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Simon Lereng Wilmont

Writer

Anders Bruus

Executive Producer

Monica Hellström

Producer

Erik Enocksson

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Movie Info

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
Mouka Filmi Oy, Arte, Final Cut for Real, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2019, Limited
Runtime
1h 30m