Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus (2014)

Name: Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-01-01

1h 16m

Running Time

January 1, 2014
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Plot.

In the Republic of Belarus, Europe’s last remaining unreconstructed Communist dictatorship, the Belarus Free Theatre risks censorship, imprisonment and worse to stage their provocative and subversive plays in secret performances at home and to critical acclaim abroad. Director Madeleine Sackler goes behind the scenes with this group of gutsy performers as they brave a renewed government crackdown on dissenters in 2010.

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Cast & Crew.

Madeleine Sackler

Director / Writer / Producer

Nikolai Khalezin

Self - Interviewee

Vladimir Shcherban

Self - Interviewee

Wendy Blackstone

Composer

Daniel Carter

Cinematographer

Larisa Kabernik

Cinematographer

Anne Barliant

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 2014

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 16m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-12

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Wiki.

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. The film's footage from Belarus was smuggled out by the camerawomen in Belarus. Other scenes were filmed in the United States and the United Kingdom, including uncensored interviews with BFT actors.

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. It also documents one of the presidential candidates, Andrei Sannikov, who was arrested by the KGB following his presidential run.