- year : 2022
- country : Belarus
- genre : fiction
written and directed by Anton Zhuk
produced by Oleg Zhuk
DoP Stepan Makovsky
music by Shekufeh Pariab
sound by Yaroslav Serafimovich
editor Anton Zhuk
production designer Edgar Salavyou
cast: Damian Metelitsa, Konstantin Sviridov
An 11-year-old boy lives on a farm with a strict father who is trying to make a "real man" out of him. Against this background, the boy develops a tendency to cruelty. One day the father decides to teach a lesson, after which the boy can cross the line forever.
- Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK), Best Short Film (2022, Netherlands, Amsterdam)
- International Film Festival "Northern Character" (2022, Russia, Murmansk)
- Moscow Premiere International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries (2022, Russia, Moscow)
- Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne International Film Festival (2023, France, Saint-Quentin)
- International short film festival “The Unprecedented Cinema” (2023, Estonia, Tallinn)
- Film Festival Cottbus, Best Short Film (2023, Germany, Cottbus)
- International Film Festival in Gornji Milanovac (2023, Serbia, Gornji Milanovac)
- Macau International Short Film Festival (2023, Macau, People's Republic of China)
Director’s statement
The crazy things that have been happening in the world lately have pushed me to explore human cruelty. Where does it originate from and why do so many people consider violence normal? I think that the roots of this "normality" lie in childhood.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Anton Zhuk was born on 21.07.1999 in Minsk, Republic of Belarus. In 2020, he graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts with a degree in film and television directing. Currently, he is a freelance director, working mostly on advertising projects.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2022 - "It’s all right", short film \ debut
