Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship

Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship (2018)

March 18th, 20180h 0min

Documentary
68%

Overview

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…


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak


Released on: 1975-01-01
Documentary

Documentary about the Lyon sex workers who occupied the church of St. Nizier on June 3, 1975.

Tripping with Zhirinovsky

Tripping with Zhirinovsky


Released on: 1995-07-16
Documentary

A candid, fly-on-the-wall BBC television documentary portrait of Russian Nationalist politician, Vla...

No Time to Fail

No Time to Fail


Released on: 2022-10-07
Documentary

Amidst an onslaught of attacks from a sitting President and the deadly threat of a global pandemic, ...

A French Revolution

A French Revolution


Released on: 2022-02-23
Documentary

October 2018, France. Macron’s government decrees a tax increase on the price of fuel. A wave of pro...

The Nation

The Nation


Released on: 2018-01-01
Documentary

A humorous story of a non-humorous national identity question. In globalizing Russia, the spiritual ...

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson


Released on: 2008-07-18
Documentary

Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lan...

Retratação

Retratação


Released on: 2019-10-04
Documentary

Fernando Lemos, a Portuguese surrealist artist, fled from dictatorship to Brazil in 1952 searching f...

Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability


Released on: 2020-02-21
Documentary

Images of Argentinian companies and factories in the first light of day, seen from the inside of a c...

Extravíos

Extravíos


Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary

Rusia: Revolución conservadora

Rusia: Revolución conservadora


Released on: 2021-08-09
Documentary, History

Devant – Contrechamp de la rétention

Devant – Contrechamp de la rétention


Released on: 2025-11-12
Documentary

Pauline, Norah, Kristina and others wait for hours, sitting under a hut deep in the Bois de Vincenne...

Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993

Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993


Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary

The Moscow Case is a 52 minute documentary with never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson in Mosc...

Cuba and the Cameraman

Cuba and the Cameraman


Released on: 2017-09-08
Documentary

This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected ...

Trans*BUT — Fragments of Identity

Trans*BUT — Fragments of Identity


Released on: 2015-04-16
Documentary

Fragmentary perspectives on Human Rights and transgender (trans*) People in Turkey. What remains at...

The War of Chimeras

The War of Chimeras


Released on: 2017-03-25
War, Documentary, Drama

The story of war, love and death that was documented by the immediate participants of events. Off sc...

Des trains dans la guerre

Des trains dans la guerre


Released on: 2025-03-04
Documentary, History, War

Homefront

Homefront


Released on: 2024-03-30
Documentary

A family with five children flees the war raging in their home village on the Russian border. They e...

Camocim

Camocim


Released on: 2017-10-26
Documentary

Every four years, the calm and peacefull Camocim de São Félix, a small town in Pernambuco (Brazil), ...

L'Aventure

L'Aventure


Released on: 2021-01-24
Documentary

In the Briançonnais mountains, in France, men and women on the roads of exile find the courage to cr...

Den Pobedy: Victory Day

Den Pobedy: Victory Day


Released on: 2015-07-04
Documentary, War, Family, History

"Den Pobedy" (Victory Day) is counted among the most important celebrations for many former Soviet R...