A House Made of Splinters
2022 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 7.0 · 88% critics
This documentary follows children living in a temporary shelter near the front line in eastern Ukraine, where caring staff try to offer safety, routine, and warmth while officials decide what comes next. It shows a fragile place of refuge shaped by uncertainty, hardship, and small moments of comfort.
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Details
- Original title
- Будинок зі скалок
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2023-03-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (27 votes)
About
You may like this if you connect with intimate, emotional documentaries about real people under pressure; Not for you if you want a lighter watch, clearer context, or distance from painful stories involving vulnerable children.
Pros: deeply moving stories; compassionate caregivers; honest, intimate view | Cons: emotionally draining; limited background context; occasionally intrusive feel
Themes
- difficult childhood
- home education
- ukrainian politics
Awards & recognition
- Bodil Award — Best Documentary · 2023
- Robert Award — Best Documentary Feature · 2023
- Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary · 2022
- Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary · 2022
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary
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- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2023 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2022 · nominated
Cast & crew
Directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont