Norsk filminstitutt

Documentary film Does Your Hand Shake, Vladimir?
(Skjelv du på handa, Vladimir?)

On March 14, 2022, Norwegian poet and filmmaker Odveig Klyve wrote the poem Does Your Hand Shake, Vladimir, as a reaction to the Russian war in Ukraine. 

Immediately published on social media, it got shared several thousand times. Spontaneously, people began to translate the poem. Now it has been translated into 100 different languages and dialects from around the world. Several of the translator’s voices are featured in the film.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2022
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2023-01-14
Financing company:
Filmkraft Rogaland
Fritt Ord Foundation
Producer:
Odveig Klyve

Director

  • Odveig Klyve

    Odveig   Klyve (b. 1954) is a filmmaker, scriptwriter and poet. She has written and directed   several short films and art videos screened at international film festivals   in USA, Canada, India, Taiwan, Japan and many countries in Europe.     

    Odveig Klyve

Festivals

2023:
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
2023:
Zebra Poetry Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Odveig Klyve
Screenplay:
Odveig Klyve
Cinematographer:
Kateryna K
Volodmyr Kozytskyi
Lyalya Belaya
Falcon Lv
Mmatvey
Grishayev
Maryana Smaha
Igor Savenchuk
Tsirika
Alex Plotnikov
Lyudmila Lucienne
An Armenian
Mole Vitciy
Nils Petter Devold Midtun
Editor:
Nils Petter Devold Midtun
Heidi Strand
Sine Hunsbeth Grønnestad
Benjamin Volle Laate
Composer:
Nils Petter Molvær
Sound Design:
Frode Ytre Arne

Technical information

Format:
DCP 4k
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
13'

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