''Kaddish'' (russian: Кадиш) is the second feature film directed by

Konstantin Fam Konstantin Fam aka Costa Fam (Russian language, rus. ''Константи́н Фа́м'', born 13 July 1972, Pervomayskiy, USSR) is a Russian independent director, producer, screenwriter. His movie ''SHOES (2012 film), "Shoes"'' produced in the me ...

. Like Konstantin’s previous work, this film is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

Plot

The testament of a former concentration camp prisoner confronts and turns the lives of two young people from different worlds around, shedding light on the tragic history of their family.

Cast

* Lenn Kudrjawizki – Leonid * Masha King – Rachel * Vladimir Koshevoi – Leo *

Mikhail Gorevoy Mikhail Vitalievich Gorevoy (russian: Михаи́л Вита́льевич Горево́й; born 19 May 1965) is a Russian actor, occasionally credited as Michael Gor in English language productions, best known internationally for playing Vlad ...

– Richard * Vyacheslav Chepurchenko – Kurt * Anzhelika Kashirina – Katya * Alim Kandur – Shlomo * Vyacheslav Ganenko – Moshe

Production

The film was shot with Russian-Belarusian co-production with the participation of Sasha Klein Production (Israel). The filming took place in Moscow, New York, Prague, Brest, Minsk and ended in Israel. The film was created with the financial support of the Ministry for Culture of Russia, as well as private philanthropists.

Confession

Film premiered as part of the competition program of the 1st ECG Film Festival in London in June 2019, where film got Grand Prix. The film is also a contender for the

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in the category "Best Foreign Film". Konstantin Fam also got into the longlist of the Golden Eagle Award of the

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for 2019 in the category "Best Director". The film "Kaddish" was also considered by the Oscar Committee of Belarus, but was not selected.

Accolades

Awards

* 1st ECG Film Festival in London, Grand Prix * Amur Autumn Film Festival, Blagoveshchensk, Russia - 2019, Best Screenplay, Media Selection * Sochi International Film Festival and Awards (Russia) 2019, Best Music

Official partners

* Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia * Russian Jewish Congress * Chabad Odessa

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 9643286, Kaddish 2019 films 2010s war films 2010s war drama films 2010s Russian films 2010s Russian-language films Holocaust films War epic films Russian epic films Russian historical drama films Russian war drama films Russian-language war drama films Russian World War II films Belarusian war films Belarusian World War II films Epic films based on actual events Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust