Brutus (2016 film)

Brutus
Directed by Konstantin Fam
Produced by Konstantin Fam
Ian Fisher Romanovsky
Alex A. Petruhin
Yuri Igrusha
Egor Odintsov
Music by Egor Romanenko
Running time
 35 minutes
Country Russia
Belarus
Ukraine
USA
Romania
Budget closed

Brutus is a short film directed by Konstantin Fam[1] of 2015, the second novel of The trilogy "Witnesses"[2] and the sequel of the "Shoes",[3][4] dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims.


Plot

“Brutus” continues concept of The trilogy "Witnesses"[5] and tells us story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a German Shepherd dog Brutus. The 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, USA, Moldova, Belarus and Czech Republic participated in the prodution.[10]

Art features

The crew used a variety of filming techniquws. 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

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Confession

The premiere is scheduled for the Moscow International Film Festival in june 2016.

Official partners

See also

References

  1. ↑ World War Two Film Brutus, shooting in Romania. filmneweurope.com
  2. ↑ Russian Biz Sets Up Shop at AFM. variety.com
  3. ↑ Shoes,’ in just 18 minutes, quite a feat. www.sdjewishworld.com
  4. ↑ Fam’s Holocaust film ‘Shoes’ makes big impact. rbth.com
  5. ↑ Brutus, short film about WWII filming in Romania. hotnews.ro
  6. ↑ Oksana Fandera and Filipp Yankovsky will play in a movie about the Holocaust. www.jewish.ru
  7. ↑ Oksana Fandera and Philip Jankowski will appear on the screen together again. people talk.ru
  8. ↑ "Brutus", short film about World War II, filming in Romania. aarc.ro
  9. ↑ Crew of the second novel of the Trilogy "Witnesses" work in Romania. cinemaplex.ru
  10. ↑ Film about the Holocaust is shooting in Russia. echo.msk.ru
  11. ↑ Upcoming film captures the Holocaust through eyes of dog. calvertjournal.com
  12. ↑ The feature film about the Holocaust was withdrawn supported by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia

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