Leonid's Story
Istoriya Leonida, Germany, Ukraine, 2011, 19 min, DVD, Animated, Environmental, History, Human Rights
A Soviet family searching for a modest paradise is swept into an immense disaster. Chernobyl 1986. Leonid grew up in the village next to the reactor. The film comprehends the development of this world disaster through the destiny of the protagonist and his family. The small episodes reconstruct the emotional dimension of the tragedy: The children who run to the burning reactor, getting a look at the spectacular drama, the unsuspecting village people in the surrounded area, the animals which remain behind after the evacuation, and the helpless tries of mankind to eliminate the impact of the nuclear disaster, accompanied by the faceless Soviet system. In the end there is a happy ending: The triumph of life over the disaster.
Director:
Rainer Ludwigs
Producer:
Rainer Ludwigs
Director of photography:
Rainer Ludwigs
Screenplay:
Rainer Ludwigs
Editor:
Rainer Ludwigs
Sound:
Sven Bien
Music:
André Feldhaus
World Sales:
Rainer Ludwigs
Languages:
Russian
Subtitles:
English
IMAGE-BUILDING
(Production company)
Heidehof 20
28870 Ottersberg, Germany
Best Short Film -
8th Green Film Festival 2011, South Korea
Lighthouse International Film Festival, Long Beach Island, USA
Cartoonsbay 2011, Portofino, Italy
Dok.Fest 2011, Munchen, Germany
Diploma of X Kiev International Documentary Film Festival Kinolitopis 2011 -
Kinolitopys 2011, Kyiv, Ukraine
Irpen Film Festival 2011, Irpen, Ukraine
Swinburne Award for Best Documentary Short Film -
60th Melbourne International Film Festival 2011, Australia
DokuFest 2012, Kosovo
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