Belarus, Germany, Spain / 2019 / drama / 29 min
In a small Belarussian village where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a nine-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother's death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away and go back home.
Festivals and Awards (Selection):
24. LA Shorts International Film Festival - BEST OF THE FEST - Qualifying to the Oscar® 2021
41. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
25. Palm Springs International ShortFest
64. Cork Film Festival
33. Leeds International Film Festival
49. Alcine – Festival de cine de Alcalá de Henares - Second „Alcine“ Award
25. Leuven International Short Film Festival - Candidate to European Film Awards
12. Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Silber EGG Award
31. Trieste Film Festival - Best Short Film
19. Nevada City Film Festival - BEST OF THE FEST, BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
44. Odense International Film Festival
25. Drama International Short Film Festival - BEST DIRECTOR
17. IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
37. Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
18. Tirana International Film Festival
13. Central and Eastern European Film Festival CinEast - Best Short Fiction
12. International Short Film Festival Bueu - PREIS OF JURY, BEST ART DIRECTION, BEST ACTRESS
14. Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival
53. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen
26. Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
36. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
24. International Short Film Festival of Dijon
2. Ravac International Film Festival
3. Beast International Film Festival
17. Dublin International Film Festival
26. International Short Film Week in Regensburg
32. Dresden International Short Film Festival
9. Richmond International Film Festival - Best Short Film
4. Montana International Film Festival - Best International Narrative Short Film
10. Weyauwega International Film Festival - Gerold Award for Best Short Film
49. Cartagena International Film Festival - Best Photography
7. Northern Virginia International Film Festival - Best International Film, Best Drama Film
13. International Film Festival Under the Moonlight of Islantilla - Best Short Film, Best Photography,
Best Art Direction, Audience Award for Best Short Film
- Qualifying to Academy Awards 2021
- Candidate to European Film Awards 2020
- HESSEN FILM AWARDS 2019 - Best Short Film
- nominated to German Short Film Award 2019
MAIN CAST
Anastasiya Plyats, Igar Sigau, Sviatlana Anikei, Ales Malchanau, Aliaksandr Primshitz, Palina Kudzina, Elena Zui-Vaitekhouskaya, Dzianis Tarasenka, Tatsyana Markhel
CREDITS
Author: Viktor Martinovich
Screenwriter, director and producer: Aliaksei Paluyan
DoP: Behrooz Karamizade
production designer: Kiryll Halitzki
co-producer: Jörn Möllenkamp, Eduardo M. Escribano Solera
line producer: Miriam Steen
sound design: Vensan Mazmanyan
director assistant: Khatia Kurasbediani
production assistent: Bogdana Grabowska
costume designer: Yulia Pyakina
casting director: Irina Kaliada
production coordinator: Aliaksandr Poddubskiy
assistant of DoP: Christian Öhl
original sound: Siarhei Tarasau
color correction: Edmond Laccon
funded by:
HessenFilm und Medien GmbH
produced by:
Living Pictures Production GbR
co-produced by
Mailuki Films
