The Distant Barking of Dogs (Danish: Olegs krig) is a 2017 documentary film produced by Monica Hellström, and directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont.

The film, set in Hnutove near Mariupol, follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year during the War in Donbass.

The film premiered at the 2017 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, where it won the IDFA Competition for First Appearance.

The film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg (Oleh) throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war.

Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother, Alexandra (Oleksandra), in the small village of Hnutove, Donetsk Oblast.