A House Made of Splinters (2022)

Original title

Будинок зі скалок

Directed by

Simon Lereng Wilmont

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark, Finland

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows children living in a special orphanage in eastern Ukraine. It shows their daily lives and the care they receive from staff.

observationalintimatepoignantquiettendersoberingrestrainedhumanizing

What happens

A House Made of Splinters (Ukrainian: «Будинок із трісок», romanized: Budynok iz trisok, Danish: Et hus af splinter, Russian: «Дом из осколков», romanized: Dom is oskolkov) is a 2022 documentary film by the Danish film director Simon Lereng Wilmont, created with the support of the State Agency of Ukraine for Film Affairs. An international co-production with Denmark, Ukraine, Sweden and Finland, it follows the story of children from a special orphanage in eastern Ukraine. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2022, where it won the best director award in the World Cinema Documentary section. The film also won the international competition Golden Alexander Award for best film as well as the FIPRESCI Award at the 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in March 2022. It was selected for Best Documentary Feature and subsequently shortlisted from 144 eligible to 15 films and then nominated for 95th Academy Awards in the said category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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