God Will Forgive Explained

God Will Forgive
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Director:	Hovhannes Khachatryan
Producer:	Mila Andriiash Anton Sova Olha Klymenko
Starring:	Viktor Zhdanov Sergey Shadrin Tamara Morozova Danylo Braha
Cinematography:	Artem Kozyrev
Editing:	Manvel Aramyan Hovhannes Khachatryan
Country:	Ukraine
Language:	Ukrainian Russian English intertitles
Runtime:	17 minutes
Studio:	TUARON
Released:	(Spain) (Germany) (Sweden)

God Will Forgive (Ukrainian: Бог простить) is a Ukrainian short drama film directed by Hovhannes Khachatryan.^[1]

Plot

The Ukrainian State Film Agency gives the following description of the film: "A Ukrainian priest, a chaplain, trying to get out of the grey zone, comes across a separatist convoy that has been shelled, where he meets a mortally wounded mercenary and is faced with a choice – to help or to keep running, but suddenly he accidentally steps on an anti-personnel mine."^[2]

On 9 July 2020, the short film God Will Forgive was one of the winners of the 13th Ukrainian State Film Council pitch and received funding after a vote by the State Council for the Support of Cinematography, and was also included in the selection of the 6 most interesting debut short film projects in the 13th Ukrainian State Film Council pitch.^{[3] [4]}

On 8 November 2020, the Art Centre of Odesa Film Studio organised an award ceremony for the participants of the short film project Kira Muratova Short Encounters, where the script for God Will Forgive came second and received funding for the film project.^[5]

The film stars Viktor Zhdanov, who has also appeared in the films Cyborgs, Ex, Volcano, Zachar Berkut and other Ukrainian films and TV series.

The film was shot by TUARON with the help of the Ukrainian National Guard, which provided equipment and personnel. The film was produced by Mila Andriiash, Olga Klymenko and Swedish film producer Anton Sova.^{[6] [7]}

The film reveals the acute problem of mined areas and was screened at international film festivals in Spain,^[8] Ukraine,^{[9] [10]} Germany,^[11] US and Sweden.^{[12] [13]}

Cast

• Viktor Zhdanov — Chaplain
• Sergei Shadrin (1980–2021)^[14] — Separ
• Tamara Morozova — Mother
• Daniel Braga – Son

Production

• How long did it take to find funding – 1 year
• How long did preparations take – 1.5 months
• How many days did it take to shoot the film – 4 days
• How long did the editing take – 1 month

Awards

• 2021 – 18th Kyiv International Film Festival "Kinolitopys" — Best Photography in a short film. Photographic Director: Artem Kozyrev.^{[15] [16]}
• 2023 – 26th Golden Chicken International Film, Television and Radio Festival for Children and Youth — Best Feature Short Film.^[17]
• 2023 – Ukrainian Dream Film Festival — Best short film.^[18]
• 2023 – Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (DMOFF) — Best Ukrainian Director. Director: Hovhannes Khachatryan.^{[19] [20] [21]}
• 2023 – Dresden Cinema Awards — Best Producer: Mila Andriiash, Olga Klymenko, Anton Sova.^[22]
• 2023 – Navy International Film Festival — Best International Short Film and Best Producer: Mila Andriiash, Olga Klymenko, Anton Sova.^[23]

External links

• • God Will Forgive on Facebook
  • "God Will Forgive – trailer Бог Простить – тизер" via YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-11-07. 2020-06-01. Оганнес Хачатрян про тонку лінію вибору, Сергія Параджанова та свій дебют. Your Art.
2. Web site: 2023-11-07. uk-Uk. Бог простить. usfa.gov.ua.
3. Web site: 2023-11-07. Юрій. Самусенко. 2020-07-10. uk. Хто дістав фінансування на Тринадцятому пітчингу Держкіно. Moviegram.
4. Web site: 2023-11-19. uk. 10 найдорожчих фільмів, які держава фінансувала у 2020 році: оскароносець Ворд, «Носоріг» Сенцова та інші. НАШІ ГРОШІ.
5. Web site: 2023-11-07. 2019-11-14. Підвели підсумки конкурсу короткометражних проектів. www.odesafilmstudio.com.ua.
6. Web site: 2023-11-07. Юлия. Шевченко. 2023-06-19. ru-RU. Шестая национальная кинопремия: в список номинантов попал короткометражный фильм "Бог простит". Plitkar.
7. Web site: 2023-11-07. Високий. Замок. 2023-08-11. uk-ua. Кіновиробник Туарон здобули премію за кращий ігровий короткометражний фільм "Бог простить" — Високий Замок. wz.lviv.ua.
8. Web site: 2023-11-20. MIFF. 2022-09-08. en-US. Festival 2022 Marbella Film Festival. www.marbellafilmfestival.com.
9. Web site: 2023-11-26. Валерія. Буняк. 2023-08-17. uk. Антифестиваль короткометражного кіно "Своїми словами" оголосив цьогорічну програму. detector.media.
10. Web site: 2023-11-25. International Independent Film Festival "Brukivka". www.facebook.com.
11. Web site: Lana . Good . 2023-07-18 . "Золоте курча" в екзилі: в Німеччині відбувся український кінофестиваль . 2023-12-07 . Amal, Berlin . uk.
12. Web site: 2023-11-20. Stockholm City Film Festival. www.facebook.com.
13. Web site: 2023-11-20. en-US. Home. Stockholm City Festival.
14. Web site: 2023-11-07. uk. Умер известный украинский актер: не пережил операцию. РБК-Украина.
15. Web site: 2023-11-07. Переможці 2021 – КІНОЛІТОПИС 18 КИЇВСЬКИЙ МІЖНАРОДНИЙ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ. kinolitopys.com.ua.
16. Web site: 2023-11-26. Kyiv International Film Festival (2021). IMDb.
17. Web site: 2023-11-26. Golden Chicken International Film, Television and Radio Festival for Children and Youth (2020). IMDb.
18. Web site: 2023-11-07. Ukrainian Dream Film Festival. www.facebook.com.
19. Web site: 2023-11-07. 2023-11-01. en-US. October 2023 (Winner). DMOFF – Film Submission.
20. Web site: 2023-11-07. 2023-10-04. en-US. God will Forgive. DMOFF – Film Submission.
21. Web site: 2023-11-26. Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (2023). IMDb.
22. Web site: Dresden Cinema Awards (2023) . 2023-12-10 . IMDb.
23. Web site: Navy International Film Festival (2023) . 2023-12-20 . IMDb.