‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere
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‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere
Filmotor has picked up world sales rights for “Letters From the Silenced Country” by Belarusian writer-director Andrei Kutsila, which has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The partly animated documentary, screening in the Venice Open – Out of Competition section, is a portrait of contemporary Belarus told through stories of individuals who have endured imprisonment, repression and exile – voices silenced by an autocratic regime. …
Aleksandr Milinkevich, Lukashenko's former main opposition challenger, has died - The Sakharov Prize-winning politician was 79 years old.
Aleksandr Milinkevich has died at the age of 79. He was one of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition and a candidate for president in 2006.
National and international fame came to Alexander Milinkevich after his participation in the 2006 presidential election. But Milinkevich made his most significant contribution to the history of Belarus outside of politics.
Belarusian documentary on political prisoners heads to Venice Film Festival
Photo: Colleen Sturtevant / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) A new documentary about political prisoners in Belarus will get its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, drawing fresh attention to a crackdown that has largely faded from international headlines since mass protests swept the country in 2020. “Letters From the Silenced Country,” directed by Belarusian filmmaker Andrei Kutsila, screens in Venice’s Open, Out of Competition section…
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