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Aliaksei Paluyan, who graduated from the Kunsthochschule Kassel, and was produced by
Jörn Möllenkamp through his company Living Pictures Production.
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Cineuropa:
Aliaksei Paluyan
How about your protagonists,
s regime is constantly stifling the opposition as well as independent artists.
AP: I honestly think itâs just a matter of time. The repression is so widespread that it will not come as a surprise. Itâs already happening, in a way. Pavel and Denis also have a band, and on 13 February, they were arrested after the concert they performed, along with their audience. Around 70 people went to jail, and Pavel and Denis were released after two weeks. Thatâs just one example of how absurd and impossible the situation in Belarus is, in our view.
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Courage Review: Powerful Doc Captures Spirit of Popular Uprising in Belarus Courage Review: Powerful Doc Captures Spirit of Popular Uprising in Belarus
Aliaksei Paluyan provides a rare and privileged view inside the still uncertain struggle for democracy in the beleaguered nation.
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Running time: 90 MIN.
The stymied popular uprising in Belarus that began in August 2020 is yet to completely play out, but it’s important to have Aliaksei Paluyan’s polished on-the-ground documentary now as a record of what happened last summer. “Courage” follows three members of the underground Belarus Free Theater as they participate in the resistance to Alexander Lukashenko’s 26 years of dictatorship, at first through dissident performances and then on the streets when protesters amassed, demanding the end of the regime. Given ongoing developments, it’s no surprise the film concludes abruptly, and knowing that there’s been no power