Brutus (2016 film) explained

Brutus
Director:Konstantin Fam
Producer:Konstantin Fam
Ian Fisher Romanovsky
Alex A. Petruhin
Yuri Igrusha
Egor Odintsov
Music:Egor Romanenko
Starring:Oksana Fandera, Filipp Yankovsky, Vladimir Koshevoi, Anna Churin, Maria Zykova, Marta Drozdov
Runtime:35 minutes
Country:Russia
Belarus
Ukraine
United States
Romania
Israel

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.

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

Official partners

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.filmneweurope.com/press-releases/item/111110-world-war-two-film-brutus-shooting-in-romania World War Two Film Brutus, shooting in Romania. filmneweurope.com
  2. https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/russian-biz-sets-up-shop-at-afm-1200802868/ Russian Biz Sets Up Shop at AFM. variety.com
  3. http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/02/06/shoes-just-18-minutes-quite-feat/ Shoes,’ in just 18 minutes, quite a feat. www.sdjewishworld.com
  4. http://rbth.com/arts/2013/10/17/fams_holocaust_film_shoes_makes_big_impact_30899.html Fam’s Holocaust film ‘Shoes’ makes big impact. rbth.com
  5. http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-film-20382669-brutus-scurtmetraj-despre-doilea-razboi-mondial-filmeaza-romania.htm Brutus, short film about WWII filming in Romania. hotnews.ro
  6. http://www.jewish.ru/news/culture/2015/08/news994330326.php Oksana Fandera and Filipp Yankovsky will play in a movie about the Holocaust. www.jewish.ru
  7. http://peopletalk.ru/article/oksana-fandera-i-filipp-yankovskiy-snova-vmeste-poyavyatsya-na-ekrane2015-08-14/ Oksana Fandera and Philip Jankowski will appear on the screen together again. people talk.ru
  8. http://aarc.ro/articol/brutus-scurtmetraj-despre-al-doilea-rzboi-mondial-se-filmeaz-n-romnia "Brutus", short film about World War II, filming in Romania. aarc.ro
  9. http://cinemaplex.ru/cinema-expo/2015/08/13/brut-svideteli/ Crew of the second novel of the Trilogy "Witnesses" work in Romania. cinemaplex.ru
  10. http://echo.msk.ru/blog/echomsk/1604414-echo/ Film about the Holocaust is shooting in Russia. echo.msk.ru
  11. http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/4557/upcoming-film-captures-the-holocaust-through-the-eyes-of-a-dog-costa-fam|thumb Upcoming film captures the Holocaust through eyes of dog. calvertjournal.com
  12. http://38.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff38/eng/films/?id=38027 Short film competition. 38 MIFF
  13. http://nevadafilmfestival.com/2016-winners 2016 Winners. Nevada Film Festival
  14. http://www.sochifilmawards.com/en/sochi-film-awards-won/ Award winners. Sochifilmawards.com
  15. Web site: Russian short film will compete for the "Oscar". ROSKINO . 2016-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161223064513/http://god-kino2016.ru/2016/10/18/brut/# . 2016-12-23 . dead .
  16. http://kinoacademy.ru/page/recommendatory-list-2016 Advisory List of Advisory Board for 2016. Kinoacademy.ru
  17. http://bestshorts.net/ The season's winners. Bestshorts.net
  18. http://newsru.com/religy/14aug2015/brut.html The feature film about the Holocaust was withdrawn supported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia

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