Documentary film A BOY
This is the story of a provincial Russian family told by a ten-year-old boy Stepa with sincere spontaneity. Due to his age, the merciless reality, where he is surrounded by eternally drunk relatives and an unkempt life, is refracted through the purity of perception. “Boy” is a portrait of a child who has not yet experienced the bitterness of life, who is still happy, still finds joy everywhere and smiles with a bright smile without thinking about the future.
Director: Vitaly Akimov
Participation in festivals:
IDFA | Сompetition for Mid-Length Documentary 2020
Palić Film Festival | SPECIAL MENTION AWARD 2021
Up and Coming Film Festival | up-and-coming Int. Film award 2021
Entre Vues Belfort International Film Festival | Main competition 2021
Escales Documentaires | Main competition 2021
VERZIÓ International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival | Student & Debut Film Competition 2021
The Golden Unicorn Awards & Russian Film Week | Golden Unicorn Awards for the Best Documentary from Russia 2021
La Cabina | AMALGAMA SECTION
Artdocfest | Main competition 2020
Message to Man | National competition doc. films 2021 | Best cinematography
Lavr doc 2020 | Nominee
