Drama

Viva Belarus! (2013): Cast & Plot

Name: Viva Belarus!
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-02-08
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: Dzmitry Vinsent Papko, Anatolij Kot, Karolina Gruszka, Lech Łotocki, Dzianis Tarasenka

Viva Belarus! is a 2013 drama directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz, starring Dzmitry Vinsent Papko as Miron, Anatolij Kot and Karolina Gruszka. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes.

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Released: February 8, 2013
Runtime: 1h 38m (98 min)
Director: Krzysztof Łukaszewicz
Genre: Drama
Original language: Polish
Studio: Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
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The story

What Is Viva Belarus! About?

The premise of Viva Belarus! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

For fifteen years, Belarus has endured a dictatorship under Lukashenko. Miron, a 23-year-old musician, tries to avoid political involvement, but a concert with his rock band unexpectedly sparks an anti-regime protest. As punishment for allegedly inciting unrest, Miron is forced into mandatory fifteen-month military service. Inspired by the experiences of Frank Viachorka, an activist within the Belarusian opposition, the film features prominent actors and musicians from Belarusian cinema and rock.

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Cast & crew

Viva Belarus! Cast & Characters

Dzmitry Vinsent Papko leads the cast as Miron, with Anatolij Kot as General and Karolina Gruszka as Viera. Directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz; 9 actors are credited in all.

Director Krzysztof Łukaszewicz

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More from Krzysztof Łukaszewicz

More films directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz: The Battle of Monte Cassino, Pilecki’s Report, Young Eagles and Karbala.

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Plot

Viva Belarus! Plot Summary

What happens in Viva Belarus! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.

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Belarus has been under the dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko for sixteen years. Miron, Dzmitry Vinsent Papko, is 23 and not interested in politics; he believes his friends from the democratic opposition are just daydreamers. But when the independent rock group’s next concert triggers public anti-regime demonstrations, he is forcibly drafted into the army despite a heart condition. In his unit, he confronts harsh conditions and indoctrination in the Soviet spirit, overseen by a stern General, Anatolij Kot. In protest, Miron, with his bold and tireless girlfriend Viera, Karolina Gruszka, publishes the blog Life of a Conscript on the Internet. The blog portrays the army as a miniature of contemporary Belarus, with citizens as ‘conscripts’, subject to informal hierarchies and indoctrination, sparking a real storm online.

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