Viva Belarus!
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Krzysztof Lukaszewicz Music director Lavon Volski Language Belarusian | 6.2/10 Genre Biography, Drama Duration Country Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer Franak Viacorka , Krzysztof Lukaszewicz Release date May 12, 2012 (2012-05-12) (Belarus)
April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19) (Poland) Screenplay Franak Viacorka, Krzysztof Lukaszewicz Cast Dzmitry Vinsent Papko (Miron), Anatolij Kot (General), Karolina Gruszka (Viera)Similar movies Krzysztof Lukaszewicz directed Viva Belarus! and Lynch |
Viva Belarus! (Belarusian: Жыве Беларусь!, Polish: Żywie Biełaruś!) is a 2012 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz about Belarusian Youth and its struggle for democracy. Based on a true story of Franak Viacorka, activist of the Belarusian opposition, co-author of the screenplay for the film.
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Story
Belarus has been under the dictatorship of Lukashenko for 16 years. MIRON (23) is not interested in politics, he thinks his friends from the democratic opposition make just a bunch of daydreamers. However, the "independent" rock group's next rock concert triggers public anti-regime demonstrations. Miron pays for these events by being forcibly drafted into the army despite his heart disease. In his unit, Miron comes face-to-face with inhumane conditions and indoctrination in the Soviet spirit. In protest, Miron, with the support of his beautiful and tireless girlfriend Vera, publishes blog ‘Life of a Conscript' on the Internet. The blog portrays the army as a miniature of contemporary Belarus, and its citizens as 'conscripts', subject to informal hierarchies and indoctrination, sparking a real storm in the Internet. Miron uses extracts from the blog in satirical songs which slam the regime and become street hits. The authorities decide to hit the rebel in his most sensitive spot...
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