A refugee family from Ukraine looks for their lost dog Slava in Hamburg. The search goes viral. A warm-hearted rollercoaster ride through the city culminates in a cheerful circus performance where a drop of love falls into the laps of those who need it most.
Slava the Dog
Slava der Hund
Séries Mania 2024
Short Forms Competition
International premiere
Drama - Family | Germany, Ukraine | 2023
Screened episode(s) : 1, 2 & 3
Format : 6 x 15min
Our take
The new series from the German creator of Sunshine Eyes, which won at the festival in 2022, tenderly addresses a topical issue and imagines the life of a Ukrainian family of refugees living in Hamburg. A lively family tale mixing emotion, satire and circassian imagery.
- Created By Maria VON HELAND
- Written By Maria VON HELAND
- Directed By Maria VON HELAND
- PRODUCED DOROTHE BEINEMEIER
- Music Birger CLAUSEN
- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Roman Osin
- EDITOR Sylvain Coutandin
- With Heike MAKATSCH, Sibel KEKILLI, Kate MOLCHANOVA, Sandra BORGMANN, Oleksandr YATSENTYUK, Ivan SHVEDOFF
- Production RED BALLOON FILM in co-production with ARD / NDR
- Broadcaster ARD / NDR
- International sales ZDF Studios
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