Violin (2017 film)

Violin (Russian: Скрипка) is the final novel of the film trilogy "Witnesses".[1] The film opens at the beginning of the 20th century in a violin shop, where an instrument was created as a present for a Jewish boy. Later that violin became a witness to the tragic events that took place during the Holocaust. When the instrument turned a hundred years old, its journey ended a concert at the Wailing Wall.[2]

Violin
Directed byKonstantin Fam
Produced byKonstantin Fam
Alex A. Petruhin
Boris Mints
Egor Odintsov
StarringLenn Kudrjawizki
Vladimir Koshevoy
Mikhail Gorevoy
Vyacheslav Chepurchenko
Maria King
Marusya Zykova
Alexey Petrukhin
Anzhelika Kashirina
Alim Kandur
Vyacheslav Ganenko
Music byEgor Romanenko
Release date
  • June 2017 (2017-06)
Running time
35 minutes
CountryRussia

Plot

The world of the film forms around a unique musical instrument and its incredible journey, that involved witnessing all the horrors of the war. It opens in a violin shop, where at the beginning of the 20th century an instrument was created as a present for a Jewish boy. It ends many years later by a concert at the Wailing Wall.[3]

Cast

Production

Filmmakers from Russia, Israel, the United States, Belarus and the Czech Republic participated in the production. The filming took place in Moscow, New-York, Prague, Brest, Minsk and ended in Jerusalem with accordance of the novel's plot.[4]

The film was created with the financial support of the Ministry for Culture of Russia, as well as private philanthropists.

Confession

Film premiered as part of the competition program of the 39th Moscow International Film Festival in June 2017.[5] It is also longlisted for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.[6][7]

Accolades

Awards

Official partners
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See also

References
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  2. "Fam: a short meter boom is on its way. souzveche.ru". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. "Константин Фам привозит в Израиль "Киноальманах «Свидетели" – GORSKIE.ru". gorskie.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. "В рамках ММКФ в Доме кино прошла "Неделя белорусских фильмов в России"". 28 June 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. "Кинобизнес / 39-й ММКФ: третий день". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. "Российский фильм о Холокосте поборется за "Оскар"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. Inc., TV Rain. "Музыка перед расстрелом: интервью с режиссером короткометражки "Скрипка" о Холокосте, которая выдвинута от России на "Оскар"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. "СКРИПКА :: Каталог фильмов :: Московский Международный кинофестиваль". 39.moscowfilmfestival.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  9. "Российский короткометражный фильм "Скрипка" поборется за "Оскар"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. "Шнейдеров: Короткометражка "Скрипка" имеет все шансы на статуэтку "Оскара"". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  11. "Номинанты премии "Золотой Орел" за 2017 год". www.kinoacademy.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. "Короткометражный фильм "Скрипка" режиссёра Константина Фама получил награду имени Веры Глаголевой". glasnarod.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. "Премьера фильма "Свидетели", созданного при поддержке ФЕОР, состоится в День памяти жертв Холокоста — Лехаим". lechaim.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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