COURAGE

by Aliaksei Paluyan
  • 2021 RISE AND SHINE | Living Pictures Production GbR
  • 2021 RISE AND SHINE | Living Pictures Production GbR
  • 2021 RISE AND SHINE | Living Pictures Production GbR
  • 2021 RISE AND SHINE | Living Pictures Production GbR
  • 2021 RISE AND SHINE | Living Pictures Production GbR
  • 2021 RISE AND SHINE | Living Pictures Production GbR

    Synopsis

    During the presidential elections in Belarus, three actors from an underground theatre in Minsk are caught up in the wake of mass protests. It draws them onto the open streets of Minsk to protest for freedom of speech and the long-awaited change of power. But the people's voice is brutally crushed by the regime's security apparatus. Members of the theatre group are arrested. The country is on the brink of civil war. COURAGE accompanies the brave and peaceful resistance of Maryna, Pavel and Denis before and during the protests and offers a personal and deep insight into the Belarus of today.

    Festivals

    2021
    71 Berlinale SPECIAL
    VFF Documentary Film Production Award Nominee – 36 DOK.fest Munich
    52 Visions du Réel
    28 Hot Docs across Canada online
    CPH:DOX
    2022
    shortlisted #lola22 Deutscher Filmpreis Dokumentarfilm
    LETsDOK

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Aliaksei Paluyan

    Producer

    Jörn Möllenkamp (Living Pictures Production)

    DoP

    Tanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch

    Digital colourist

    Edmond Laccon