Handbook

OT: Handbuch

Documentary

26 Minutes

In the days following the presidential election in Belarus in August 2020, numerous protests erupt throughout the country. The special police, OMON, take particularly brutal action against demonstrators, which even spills over onto passers-by. In total, almost 7000 people are arrested throughout Belarus. Hundreds of victims recount their experiences in interviews. Their reports reveal a system of repression, which is reconstructed in detail in the director’s room in Berlin Neukölln in the form of a cinematic guide.

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Festivals

Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis - German Short Film Award
2022
Nomination
Best Short Documentary
International Documentary Filmfestival
Netherlands
2021
Award
Best Short Documentary
Glasgow Short Film Festival
Scotland
2022
Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film
Go Short International Short Film Festival
Netherlands
2022
European Film Award Qualification
Short Film Festival Hamburg
Germany
2022
Award
Hamburg Shortfilm Award
TIFF - Tirana International Film Festival
Albania
2022
Award
Best Short Documentary
Achtung Berlin Film Festival
2022
Award
Best Short Documentary
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival
Germany
2022
Award
Best Short Documentary
Un Festival C`est Trop Court
France
2022
Award
Best Documentary
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Germany
2023
Award
Max-Bresele-Gedächtnispreis
Radio City International Short Film Festival
Spain
2023
Award
Special Jury Prize
dokumentART
Germany
2023
Award
Preis der Stadt Neubrandenburg
DOK Leipzig – International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
Germany
2021
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Germany
2022
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
Portugal
2022
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2022
United States
Dokufest - International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Kosovo
2022
34th Filmfest
Germany
2022
Award
Golden Horseman Best Shortfilm
Shortfilm Award of the Saxon State Centre for Political Education

Credits

Cast
Director
Pavel Mozhar
Screenplay
Production Design
Friederike Meisel
Costume Design
Friederike Meisel
Sound Design
Ganna Gryniva
Editing
Florian Seufert, Pavel Mozhar
Music
Producer
Kolja Volkmar, Pavel MOzhar
Production Company
Broadcaster
Country, Year
DE 2021
Line Producer
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Jonas Römmig, Adam Graf