Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship
2018•6.8•Released
Documentary
It’s the last dictatorship of Europe, caught in a Soviet time-warp, where the secret police is still called the KGB and the president rules by fear. Disappearances, political assassinations, waves of repression and mass arrests are all regular occurances. But while half of Belarus moves closer to Russia, the other half is trying to resist…
Director
Manon Loizeau
Writer
Manon Loizeau
Languages
English, French, Belarusian
Studio
Magnéto Presse
Cast
Alexander Lukashenka
Self (archive footage)
Aleś Bialacki
Self
Natalia Pinchuk
Self
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Svetlana Zavadskaya
Self
Mikalai Statkevich
Self
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marina Adamovich
Self
Maksim Filipovich
Self
Svetlana Alexievich
Self
Production
Company
Magnéto Presse
Company
ARTE
Company
RTS
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