Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship (2018)
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
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Alexander Lukashenka as Self (archive footage) |
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Aleś Bialacki as Self |
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Natalia Pinchuk as Self |
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Boris Yeltsin as Self (archive footage) |
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Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage) |
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Svetlana Zavadskaya as Self |
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Mikalai Statkevich as Self |
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Barack Obama as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Marina Adamovich as Self |
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Maksim Filipovich as Self |
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Svetlana Alexievich as Self |
| Writing | Manon Loizeau | Writer |
| Directing | Manon Loizeau | Director |
| Crew | Stéphane Rossi | Cinematography |
| Crew | Magali Bertholet | Documentation & Support |
| Crew | Barbara Conforti | Cinematography |
| Production | Frédérique Pittau | Production Manager |
| Crew | Bruno Lagoarde | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Thomas Rozès | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Anne Laurin | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Barbara Conforti | Line Producer |
| Editing | Mathieu Goasguen | Editor |
| Crew | Laurent Stoop | Cinematography |
| Editing | Sacha Savic | Color Grading |
| Sound | Karsten Hochapfel | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Antonella Bevenja | Additional Editing |