The documentary provides a unique glimpse into the struggle for democracy in Belarus and the lives of three women after the major protests of 2020. These protests were the largest in Belarus's history, but the Lukaschenko regime brutally suppressed them. Over the course of an entire year, the film follows these exceptional women from different generations, all of whom continue to tirelessly fight for a democratic Belarus.
The documentary concludes amidst Russia's destructive war of aggression in Ukraine, impressively highlighting the inseperable fate of Belarus and Ukraine. It becomes abundantly clear that many Belarusians share the conviction that without a free Ukraine, there can never be a democratic future for Belarus.
The film portrays the fearless 74-years-old activist Nina Baginskaya, who experienced the Soviet era and has beeen tirelessly advocating for a democratic Belarus since the 1980s. Additionally, the film accompanies the founder of the "Watch Docs Belarus" film festival, Tanya Hatsura-Yavorskaya, who faces a looming prison sentence due to her bold and unwavering human rights work. Meanwhile, countless innocent individuals who took to the streets for a free and democratic Belarus are in prison.
The 22-year-old human rights activist Darya Rubleskaya, who had to flee abroad to escape an impending prison sentence, now seeks to draw attention to the fates of the many political prisoners from Vilnius.
Directed by Juliane Tutein, a filmmaker who has already received awards for her previous works on Belarus, this documentary is a captivating testament to how people fight for democracy on a daily basis, even when they are scarcely visible in the public eye.
DOK Leipzig 2023, DE | FIFDH 2024, CH | One World Praha 2024, CZ I Crossing Europe 2024, AT
Im MAI 2025
ein Film von Kerstin Polte
D 2024, 95 Minuten, DF mit Karl Markovics
Ein tragikomischer Episodenfilm, der Geschichten von Resilienz und Verbundenheit in einer Stadt am Rande des Abgrunds verwebt. Spannend, menschlich und berührend erzählt.
Votiv Kino Wien Mo 19. Mai, 20.00 Uhr
KIZ Royalkino Graz Mi, 14. Mai 20.40 Uhr
Volkskino Klagenfurt Mi 14. Mai, 20:15 Uhr
Cinematograph Innsbruck Mo 26. Mai, 20:30 Uhr
SONDERVERANSTALTUNG in Anwesenheit der Regisseurin:
Samstag 17. Mai, 19.30 Lichtspiele Lenzing
Kommende Spieltermine:
Dienstag 13. Mai:
Cineplexx Millenium City 19.30 /Cineplexx Leoben 18.00 / Cineplexx Weiz, 17.00 / Cineplexx Westfield SCS 18.00 / Cineplexx Wr. Neustadt 17.45 / Dieselkino Bruck/Gl. 19.30 / Dieselkino Lieboch 18.30 / Kino Freistadt 18.30 / Kino Achtmilimeter Mank 19.30
Mitttwoch 14. Mai:
Cineplexx Millenium City 18.30 / Coneplexx Auhof 18.00 / Apollo Stockerau 20.15 / Cinema Paradiso Baden 18.45 /Cineplexx Amstetten 17.45 / Cinepl. Salzburg Airport 18.00 / Cineplexx Villach 17.45 / Dieselkino Braunau 19.30 /
Diesekino Fohnsdorf 19.30 / Dieselkino Kapfenberg 19.30 / Dieselkino Leibnitz 19.30 / Dieselkino Oberwart 19.30 /
Dieselkino St. Johann 19.30 / Grand Movie Neunkirchen 19.00 / Stadtkino Horn 19.30 / Starmovie Liezen 17.45 / Starmovie Ried
17.30 / Starmovie Steyr 17.30
Donnerstag 15. Mai:
Apollo Stockerau 19.30 / Leokino Innsbruck 16.15 / Stadtkino Horn 19.30 / Starmovie Tulln 17.30
Freitag 16. Mai:
Kesselhauskino Krems 20.00 / Stadtkino Horn 19.30
Samstag 17. Mai:
Lichtspiele Lenzing 19.30 / Seewalchen Miniplex 19.30
Sonntag 18. Mai:
Leokino Innsbruck 16.15 / Seewalchen Miniplexx 19.30
Montag 19. Mai:
Cinema P. Baden 18.00 / Seewalchen Miniplex 18.30 / Cineplexx Wr. Neustadt 18.00
Dienstag 20. Mai:
Cinema P. St. Pölten 18.30 / Stadtkino Hallein 18.30
Mittwoch 21. Mai:
Cinema P. St. Pölten 18.30 / Seewalchen Miniplex 19.30
Donnerstag 22. Mai:
Cinema Paradiso Baden 18.45
27. Mai: Stadtkino Hallein
30. Mai: Kino Mank
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Jasmila Zbanic is attending the screenings