WHEN FLOWERS ARE NOT SILENT
dir. Andrei Kutsila, Belarus, Poland 2021, 71’
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rigging of the presidential election in Belarus in 2020 led to massive civil
resistance which the country had never experienced before. Brutal suppression
of the peaceful protests resulted in more massive marches. Yet, the peaceful
protests, having lasted for several months, did not achieve Alexander
Lukashenko’s resignation from the president’s post he’s been holding for 27
years. Instead, political repressions in Belarus increased dramatically and
became the largest in the history of Europe since the 1970s. The documentary
focuses on the lives of Belarusian families who try to continue living and
carry on despite being traumatised. Looking at their lives, we can see the pain
and hope, feel the fear and determination of these people.
