The Ukrainian-made film was shortlisted for the Oscars

The documentary "A House Made of Splinters" ("House of Splinters") produced by Denmark, Ukraine, Sweden and Finland was shortlisted for the Academy Award, reports NV.

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A House Made of Splinters was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary. In total, 15 films were included in the list. Whether "A House Made of Splinters" will be in the list of five nominees will be known in January.

"A House Made of Splinters" is a film about Ukrainian children from difficult families who ended up in an orphanage located near the front line.

This movie is about how a small group of social workers in an orphanage on the front line creates a safe space for children. The children spend nine months in the orphanage. Then they either return to their parents, or end up in a boarding school or in a foster family.

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The film was directed by Dane Simon Lereng Vilmont. From the Ukrainian side, the second director and line producer is Azad Safarov.

“This is such important news in these times for Ukraine! I am very happy for the little heroes of the film who deserve it. For Kolya, Eva, Sasha and Alina and all the rest! I am very happy for the adult heroes - Margarita Nikolaevna and Olga Viktorovna - the best educators!" Azad Safarov wrote on Facebook.

The film has already received the main award at the Jeden svět human rights film festival in Prague, the prize in the Best Director nomination of the international documentary competition of the 44th Sundance Film Festival and won two awards at once at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, which automatically allowed the film to enter Shortlisted for Oscars 2023 ELLE.

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Recall that this is the second film by Simon Lereng Vilmont and Azad Safarov, which falls into the Oscar shortlist. In 2019, their film "Remote Barking Dogs" about a boy who lives in a gray area in Donbas was also a contender for an Oscar nomination.

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