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    Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship

    2018-03-18

    6.8

    Documentary

    Overview:

    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…

    DirectingManon LoizeauWritingManon Loizeau

    Cast

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Alexander Lukashenka

    1

    Self

    Aleś Bialacki

    1

    Self

    Natalia Pinchuk

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Boris Yeltsin

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Vladimir Putin

    1

    Self

    Svetlana Zavadskaya

    1

    Self

    Mikalai Statkevich

    2

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Barack Obama

    1

    Self

    Marina Adamovich

    1

    Self

    Maksim Filipovich

    1

    Self

    Svetlana Alexievich

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. French
      3. Belarusian
      4. Russian
    • List of companies:
      1. Magnéto Presse
      2. ARTE
      3. RTS
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.7243
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Biélorussie, une dictature ordinaire

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