Andrey GRYAZEV
Андрей ГРЯЗЕВ
Andreï GRIAZEV
Russia, 2020, 71mn 
documentary, TV
The Foundation Pit
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Котлован

 

 Fouiller

 Kotlovan

 
Directed by : Andrey GRYAZEV (Андрей ГРЯЗЕВ)
Writing credits : Andrey GRYAZEV (Андрей ГРЯЗЕВ)
Produced by : Andrey GRYAZEV (Андрей ГРЯЗЕВ)
 
Site : IMDb

Awards :
Best documentary "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2021

Plot synopsis
A found footage film compiled from countless YouTube videos in which the people of Russia make a direct appeal to president Putin. A kaleidoscope of the mood in the country – from submissive pleas to pure rage about injustice and rampant corruption.
https://www.berlinale.de/
 

Commentaries and bibliography
10 (а на самом деле 12!) лучших фильмов 2020 года: выбор Антона Долина [12 meilleurs films mondiaux de 2020], Anton DOLIN, meduza.io, 2020
Котлован — фильм, собранный из ютьюб-обращений россиян к президенту [Critique du documentaire Fouiller, 2020, Andreï GRIAZEV], Anton DOLIN, meduza.io, 2020
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Belfort International Film Festival "Entrevues", Belfort (France), 2022
- Trieste Film Festival, Trieste (Italy), 2022
- "Jeden Svët" International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World, Prague (Czech Republic), 2021
- Festival of Central and Eastern Film , Wiesbaden (Germany), 2021
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2021
- Berlin International Film Festival : Berlinale, Berlin (Germany), 2020
- Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival : IDFA, Amsterdam (Netherlands), 2020
- National Documentary Awards : Laurel, Moscow (Russia), 2020
- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2020
- International Art Documentary Film Festival "Artdocfest", Moscow (Russia), 2020

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