A Lesson of Belorussian (2006)
53m
Running Time
November 2, 2006Release Date
A Lesson of Belorussian (2006)
53m
Running Time
November 2, 2006Release Date
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Plot.
A documentary about young activists who never give up believing that Belarus will one day be free. Franek Viacorka studies at an elite school established by his father to promote the Belarusian language. However, the school has been banned and operating underground since 2003, a victim of the anti-democratic rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Franek and his classmates are both passionate and thoughtful, expressing their critical attitude to the government by issuing an underground newspaper, recording music with activist lyrics and organizing an opposition concert.
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Release DateNovember 2, 2006
Original NameLekcja bialoruskiego
StatusReleased
Running Time53m
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Wiki.
A Lesson of Belarusian (Polish: Lekcja białoruskiego) is a 2006 documentary by Polish director Mirosław Dembiński. It follows the activities of several Belarusian pro-democracy youth activists in the four weeks running up to the highly controversial presidential re-election of Alexander Lukashenko on March 19, 2006. The film has won multiple festival prizes.In 2008, a CD-disk with a film and some other disks became the first informational products that a court in Belarus recognized as extremist.