COOL (News from Belarus)
2h 11m
Running Time
Plot.
"Cool (News from Belarus)" is a self-published cinematographic zine of the Belarusian Cinema Konchenyy movement. The zine features hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories written by Anton Serenekov, one of the last independent journalists working in Belarus. The filmmakers recreated and reimagined the most mystical country in Europe with makeshift means.2 The stories include phone thieves, TikTok storks, the tiniest castle in the world, and victims of the depression epidemic.01 The first issue of the self-published cinematographic zine is available on Filmadrid.2 Belarus 24 is a leading Belarusian channel that broadcasts the most recent and relevant news via satellite and online.
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Cast & Crew.

Slava Abelyan
Vasily Petrovich (segment "Ostap")

Andrey Apanovich
Ganesha (segment "Depression?")

Yulya Astrovskaya
Self (segment "In Minsk, They're Selling a Blissful House on the Water--Perhaps You Need It")

Timur Batdalov
Ostap (segment "Ostap")

Brian Bell
Hank (segment "I Love Me")

Ihar Chyshchenia
Self (segment "Turns Out That 25% of Minsk Residents Have Depression. Sounds Familiar?")

Christopher W. Croton
Saroka (segment "Story 26")

Ari Gold
Director

Tamara Granatkina
Director

Anna Denisuk
Writer

Andrey Kashpersky
Writer

Victor Lebedev
Writer

Mathilde Delaunay
Producer

Enguerrand Déterville
Producer

Radu Jude
Producer

Ethan Gold
Composer

Vladislav Novozhilov
Composer

Sébastien Buchmann
Cinematographer

Daniil Hayou
Cinematographer

Alex Hrytsevich
Cinematographer

Nikita Lavretski
Cinematographer

Masha Herz
Editor
Details.
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
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