Russian film "Children 404" conquered Filmfest Hamburg

The Russian film "Children 404" directed by Pavel Loparev and Askold Kurov received one of the main awards at the 22nd Filmfest Hamburg International Film Festival in the nomination "Prize of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation for the Best Political Film".

The jury unanimously noted that the film "Children 404" makes you think about the existence of social norms and the creation of so-called "marginal" groups. The tape was created with the aim of not only showing reality, but also to convey to the person that he has the right to self-liberation and resistance to society.

It is worth noting that at the Filmfest Hamburg festival, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation award is presented not only for the best political, but also the most ambitious social film of the show. Friedrich Ebert is the first Reich President elected democratically, so the foundation created in his honor is a kind of political testament for future generations.

The film “Children 404” by Askold Kurov and Pavel Loparev was created as part of the “Cinema verite” project, which is a joint project of the Heinrich Belle Foundation and Colta.ru. The film took its name from the Vkontakte group of the same name, which brought together adolescents suffering from state and public persecution of sex minorities.

The program of the Filmfest Hamburg film festival, which was held from September 25 to October 5, presented 143 films from 49 countries of the world. In addition to the film "Children 404", the post-Soviet space was represented by the Ukrainian film "Tribe" directed by Miroslav Slaboshpitsky and the international production of Bob Hopkins directed by Russia, Germany, Georgia and the United Kingdom.

Svetlana Korableva © Gallerix.ru