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Who if not us? The fight for democracy in Belarus

Geregisseerd doorJuliane Tutein
  • ONDERTITELING EN
  • LAND Allemagne
  • Langduur 77

Inleiding

The political climate in Belarus is growing more restrictive every day, activists are constantly facing imprisonment. This film is dedicated to three courageous rebels.

Synopsis

If change is to come, we must become the change ourselves. This belief unites the heroines of the film, who, though bullied by the authorities, stand up against the regime’s injustice on a daily basis. After her colleagues from the Viasna Human Rights Centre are arrested, Darya continues to work in exile. And in Belarus, 74-year-old Nina persists in her protest with quiet tenacity, reconciled to the threat of detention.Tanya, founder of the Watch Docs human rights festival, lives apart from her husband and son, who have fled to Ukraine. When Russia invades all of Ukraine, the Belarusian civil society will face a new struggle. Even as the noose gradually tightens around the last resisters in Belarus, hope for change never dies.

Inleiding

The political climate in Belarus is growing more restrictive every day, activists are constantly facing imprisonment. This film is dedicated to three courageous rebels.

Synopsis

If change is to come, we must become the change ourselves. This belief unites the heroines of the film, who, though bullied by the authorities, stand up against the regime’s injustice on a daily basis. After her colleagues from the Viasna Human Rights Centre are arrested, Darya continues to work in exile. And in Belarus, 74-year-old Nina persists in her protest with quiet tenacity, reconciled to the threat of detention.Tanya, founder of the Watch Docs human rights festival, lives apart from her husband and son, who have fled to Ukraine. When Russia invades all of Ukraine, the Belarusian civil society will face a new struggle. Even as the noose gradually tightens around the last resisters in Belarus, hope for change never dies.