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by RFE/RL

27.05.2012 / 23:03

Viva Belarus: First Trailer

Film about a rock musician fighting Belarusian regime was presented in Cannes on May 22.

The film tells the story of a young Belarusian rock musician Miron Zakharka who was forced to enroll the army and his band was blacklisted. In the army, he starts a blog telling about army violence and overall conditions of service. The blog grows into face-to-face struggle with the regime.

As Polish WFDIF studio reports, there are the first results of Viva Belarus film presentation at Cannes Film Festival. A film distributor from Czech Republic became interested in the film.

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