Motherland

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Motherland

2023

1h 35m

Documentary

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In 2020, Belarus's military practice of violent bullying, torture, and murder of conscripts as a means of control becomes a flash point for a growingly dissatisfied populace.

Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

04/03/2023

As the chain of violence and the struggles against it continue, Motherland leaves us with no closures. Only two questions to ponder: “Who are we? What will happen to us and our children?”

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

03/21/2023

[A] handsome, bitter film...

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

03/21/2023

It’s tense, essential filmmaking which, with its stormy colour palette and wintry gloom, gives a mounting sense of oppressive tension.

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Martin Kudlac

ScreenAnarchy

05/03/2023

Serves as an examination of a troubled nation grappling with its own dark history and the devastating repercussions of its unchecked power.

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Ricardo Gallegos

La Estatuilla

03/25/2023

A meticulous portrait of an entire country (Belarus) taking its brutal military culture as a starting point. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

03/24/2023

4/5

In the motherland of Belarus, it’s the “grandfathers” who are the problem.

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Hanna Badziaka

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Alexander Mihalkovich

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Alexander Mihalkovich

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Hanna Badziaka

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Mario Adamson

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Synopsis

In 2020, Belarus's military practice of violent bullying, torture, and murder of conscripts as a means of control becomes a flash point for a growingly dissatisfied populace.

Director: Hanna Badziaka, Alexander Mihalkovich
Producer: Mario Adamson, Ashley J. Smith, Alexander Mihalkovich, Anita Norfolk
Screenwriter: Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Belarusian
Runtime: 1h 35m