Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
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| Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus | |
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| Directed by | Madeleine Sackler |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Madeleine Sackler detailing the experiences of the illicit Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) during the political revolution of independence.[1] The film's footage from Belarus was smuggled out by the camerawomen in Belarus.[2] Other scenes were filmed in the United States and the United Kingdom, including uncensored interviews with BFT actors.[3][4]
The film documents the personal and artistic struggles of several members of the BFT, showing the high costs they are forced to pay when defying the governing regime.[5] It also documents one of the presidential candidates, Andrei Sannikov, who was arrested by the KGB following his presidential run.
- Pavel Gorodnickij
- Nicolai Khalezin, co-founder of BFT
- Natalia Kaliada, co-founder of BFT
- Tatyana Mikhailovna Kaliada
- Andrei Andreevich Kaliada
- Andrei Sannikov
- Oleg Sidorchik
- Vladimir Shcherban, co-founder of BFT
- Yana Rusakevich
- Maryna Yurevich
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Awards
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won many awards at several film festivals, including the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, where the film was a "Top Twenty Audience Favorite." The film received second prize at the TRT Documentary Awards, and a 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming in the News and Documentary category.[7]