"17 of August" by Alexander Gutman awarded in Leipzig
2009-11-02
"17 of August"
"17th of August" by Alexander Gutman won a Honorary Mention on the 52th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. The Jury said in the verdict: "The Honorary Mention goes to a film that has found a cinematic equivalent to the deep isolation of its subject. In the most direct of terms it conveys the profound drama of limited human experience".
The Leipzig Festival is one of most importent documentary festivals in the world.