Brutus (2016 film)

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.

Brutus
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
CountryRussia
Belarus
Ukraine
United States
Romania
Israel

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

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