It’s the last dictatorship of Europe, caught in a Soviet time-warp, where the secret police is still called the KGB and the president rules by fear. Disappearances, political assassinations, waves of repression and mass arrests are all regular occurances. But while half of Belarus moves closer to Russia, the other half is trying to resist…
Watch the official Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship 2018 trailer in HD below.
Alexander Lukashenko as Self (archive footage)
Aleś Bialacki as Self
Natalia Pinchuk as Self
Boris Yeltsin as Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage)
Svetlana Zavadskaya as Self
Mikalai Statkevich as Self
Barack Obama as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marina Adamovich as Self
Maksim Filipovich as Self
Svetlana Alexievich as Self
Manon Loizeau Writer
Manon Loizeau Director
Stéphane Rossi Cinematography
Barbara Conforti Cinematography
Bruno Lagoarde Mix Technician
Frédérique Pittau Production Manager
Magali Bertholet Documentation & Support
Karsten Hochapfel Original Music Composer
Barbara Conforti Line Producer
Anne Laurin Sound Recordist
Sacha Savic Color Grading
Switzerland 18 March 2018
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France 04 September 2018
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