Private Project

from a great height

All male Belarusian citizens between the ages of 18 and 27 are subject to compulsory free military service. Nevertheless, not every young man is ready to learn shooting, fighting and killing. While escaping from the army, Belarusian Egor accidentally meets a Syrian refugee on a train to Warsaw. The circumstances make both men escape from the hostile reality together while scorning the arms and singing of peace.

  • Vlada Senkova
    Director
  • Vlada Senkova
    Writer
  • Larisa Oleinik
    Producer
  • Alexander Lesko
    Key Cast
    "Belarusian"
  • Dmitry Oleinik
    Key Cast
    "Syrian"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    drama, war, refugee, third world
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 8, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Belarus
  • Country of Filming:
    Belarus, Russian Federation
  • Language:
    English, Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Moscow International Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 24, 2018
    International
  • Minsk International Film Festival LISTAPAD
    Minsk
    Belarus
    November 8, 2017
    World
Director Biography - Vlada Senkova

Vlada Senkova was born in 1986 in Vitebsk (Belarus). She graduated from the Belarusian State University (2010) with a specialty in computer linguistics and then from the Minsk Film School (2013) with a specialty in film directing and screenwriting. Since the year 2013 Vlada has been working as a screenwriter and in the year 2015 she released her first feature.
Filmography:
- The Count in Oranges, 114 min, drama (Belarus 2015) – participant at Moscow International Film Festival 2016, Minsk International Film Festival LISTAPAD 2016 (diploma “For the Bold and Novel View), Participant at Cottbus International Film Festival of Eastern European Films 2016 (Discovery Award).

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