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  • The Distant Barking of Dogs (2017)
  • 91 min | Documentary, War
The Distant Barking of Dogs (2017)
91 min | Documentary, War
THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS is set in Eastern Ukraine on the frontline of the war. The film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war....See moreTHE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS is set in Eastern Ukraine on the frontline of the war. The film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war. Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother, Alexandra, in the small village of Hnutove. 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. In this now half-deserted village where Oleg and Alexandra are the only true constants in each other's lives, the film shows just how fragile, but crucial, close relationships are for survival. Through Oleg's perspective, the film examines what it means to grow up in a war zone. It portrays how a child's universal struggle to discover what the world is about grows interlaced with all the dangers and challenges the war presents. Thus, THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS unveils the consequences of war bearing down on the children in Eastern Ukraine, and by natural extension, the scars and self-taught life lessons this generation will carry with them into the future. See less
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Producer
Monica Hellström (as Monica Hellstrøm)
Cinematographer
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Editor
Michael Aaglund
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Updated Nov 19, 2017
Release date
Apr 5, 2018 (United States)
Awards
19 wins & 10 nominations

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Oleg Afanasyev
Self - 10 years (as Oleg) Self - 10 years (as Oleg)   See fewer
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Alexandra Ryabichkina
Self - Oleg's grandmother (as Alexandra) Self - Oleg's grandmother (as Alexandra)   See fewer
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Jarik
Self - Oleg's cousin Self - Oleg's cousin   See fewer
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