{"id":12433,"date":"2018-12-28T14:17:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=12433"},"modified":"2019-06-12T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T19:06:41","slug":"the-distant-barking-of-dogs-greggwmorris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/the-distant-barking-of-dogs-greggwmorris\/","title":{"rendered":"THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS \u2013 Oscar Shortlisted Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of 15 contenders for Best Documentary Feature at 91st Academy Awards.<\/a> The nominations to be released 22 January, 2019, and the winner to be announced at the 91st Academy Awards February 24, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

What the Film Makers Say<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in Eastern Ukraine on the front-line of the war, following\u00a0 the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war. Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother, Alexandra, in the small village of Hnutove. Having no other place to go, Oleg and Alexandra stay and watch as others leave the village. Life becomes increasingly difficult with each passing day, and the war offers no end in sight. In this now half-deserted village where Oleg and Alexandra are the only true constants in each other\u2019s lives, the film shows just how fragile, but crucial, close relationships are for survival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through Oleg\u2019s perspective, the film examines what it means to grow up in a war zone: A child\u2019s growing universal struggle to discover what the world is interlaced with all the dangers and challenges the war presents.<\/span><\/p>\n

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