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Dermo Sluchaetsa ('Shit Happens')
Rob Brown
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comedy | 2007 | South West | non-dialogue | 1 min
Published 17 Jan 08
A deserting WWII soldier. A landmine. This is no ordinary comedy.
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synopsis
A 90 second short about how life for a deserting Russian WWII Soldier takes a darkly comic turn.
short fact
"The biggest challenge with this film was money so we just made it as simple as possible. An actor, a landmine, a forest and an ancient bolex camera. I realised making this film that you don't need money to direct a short that gets shortlisted for awards."
crew
  • director Rob Brown
  • writer Rob Brown and Justin Brown
  • producer Edward Jackson
  • editor Sam Rogers
  • director of photography Justin Brown
  • sound James Benton
cast
  • Russian Soldier Alberto Bona
festivals, awards and screenings include:
  • BBC New Filmmakers Award - finalist, Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, 2007
  • Depict Awards - finalist, Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, 2006
format
16mm/Super 16
© 2007 Rob Brown

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comment by siva  sivakumaran
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posted Mar 3, 2009

simple but effective. well done
comment by L  K
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posted Oct 7, 2008

Well made. Liked it very much.
comment by Mario Cavalli
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posted Sep 10, 2008

Terse and economical. Somewhat reminiscent of a short made by Tony Scott in the early 70s, called ONE OF THE MISSING, that makes similar virtue of limited resources, with a similar story proposition but set during the American Civil War rather than WW2. Scott's film goes for tension and runs to around 30 minutes, if memory serves. Terser is better, I reckon.
Mario Cavalli is Founder and Director of Colony Media and a member of Film Network's Industry Panel.
comment by Ben  Ludwinski
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posted Jun 24, 2008

Excellent in its Simplicity, although a little predictable. The low contrast gave the sense of WW2 and the backdrop provided the sense of lonliness and that the soldier was out of his comfort zone of the forest. Thank you.
comment by Tom  Marshall
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posted Jun 12, 2008

Nice, made me laugh, that's that counts!
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distributed by
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selected by
BBC New Talent - this film was shortlisted for the 2007 BBC New Filmmakers Award.
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