A House Made of Splinters

Name: A House Made of Splinters
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-02-21
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Marharyta Burlutska, Anjelika Stolyarova, Olga Tronova

2022
1h 27m

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7.2/10

1.7K

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Children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive.

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Children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time ... Read allChildren and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive.Children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive.

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- Simon Lereng Wilmont
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7.2/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 15 nominations total

Trivia
Just before the credits, there is a message: On 24th February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Two days prior, the children were evacuated by staff to the western region; but with war raging across the country, nowhere in Ukraine is safe.

Connections
Featured in The Oscars (2023)

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Emotional & Slow
from 22. juli (2020)
Written by Uno Helmersson

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5/10

Banal

They did it again! In a year full of bangers, the Documentary branch and the committee for International Film at the Oscars proved again that they can always find boring and pedestrian stuff to nominate.

This issue is very important and the kids obviously deserve a better life, but this, as a documentary, doesn't deserve a lot. This is no better than any weekly documentary that you will see on your local TV. In fact, those channels wouldn't even make something like this because they wouldn't be able to keep the audience watching this for 90 minutes. This coming from Ukraine is the only reason why this got a nomination. A few cool scenes, but no structure, no commentary, it doesn't challenge you, and it doesn't make you think anything else than "poor kids".

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