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Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus

Directed by: Madeleine Sackler
Runtime: 1hr 16min Year: 2013
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Directed by: Madeleine Sackler
Runtime: 1hr 16min Year: 2013
Country: United States
Last Screened: Thu 17th Sep 2020

As mass protests and violent clashes shake Belarus for a fifth week, join our free online screening of this searing portrait of the provocative theatre group risking their lives to challenge President Lukashenko, Europe's last dictator.

There has never been a more urgent time to revisit Madeleine Sackler’s behind-the-scenes look at a dramatic year in the life of the Belarus Free Theatre: an acclaimed troupe of imaginative and subversive performers, defying the regime by staging powerful, taboo-breaking, underground shows.

Comprised of smuggled footage and uncensored interviews, Dangerous Acts is an astonishing piece of political cinema, giving audiences a front row seat to a resistance movement as it unfolds both on the stage and in the streets.