Viva Belarus!
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Vadim Affanasiev
Karolina Gruszka
Anatoliy Kot
Pavel Kryksunou
Aliaksandr Malchanau
Dzianis Tarasenka
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| Directed by | Krzysztof Łukaszewicz |
| Written by | Franak Viačorka, Krzysztof Łukaszewicz |
| Starring | Dzmitry Papko Vadim Affanasiev Karolina Gruszka Anatoliy Kot Pavel Kryksunou Aliaksandr Malchanau Dzianis Tarasenka |
| Cinematography | Witold Stok |
| Music by | Lavon Volski |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Languages | Belarusian Russian |
Viva Belarus! (Belarusian: Жыве Беларусь!, Polish: Żywie Biełaruś!) is a 2012 Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz about Belarusian Youth and its struggle for democracy. Based on a true story of Franak Viačorka, activist of the Belarusian opposition, co-author of the screenplay for the film.[1]
In April 2026, a Belarusian court added the film to the list of extremist materials.[2]
Belarus has been under the dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko for 16 years. Miron (23) is not interested in politics, he thinks his friends from the democratic opposition make just a bunch of daydreamers. However, the "independent" rock group's next rock concert triggers public anti-regime demonstrations. Miron pays for these events by being forcibly drafted into the army despite his heart disease. In his unit, Miron comes face-to-face with inhumane conditions and indoctrination in the Soviet spirit. In protest, Miron, with the support of his beautiful and tireless girlfriend Vera, publishes blog ‘Life of a Conscript' on the Internet. The blog portrays the army as a miniature of contemporary Belarus, and its citizens as 'conscripts', subject to informal hierarchies and indoctrination, sparking a real storm in the Internet. Miron uses extracts from the blog in satirical songs which slam the regime and become street hits. The authorities decide to hit the rebel in his most sensitive spot... The film touches on the issues of human rights in Belarus and the protests in December 2010.