Section: Special: Belarus

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The Same Blood

Mitry Semenov-Aleinikov

Belarus, Russia, 2015, 15 Min

Violent suppression: Andrey and Rodion attend a demonstration against the government. When push comes to shove Rodion loses his nerve and flees instead of lighting up his Molotov cocktail as planned. Andrey accuses him of cowardice, criticism Rodion refuses to take lying down.

Mediacube

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Once home, a dispute unfolds between Andrey and his elder brother Maksim, with the latter of a more moderate disposition vis-à-vis the authorities and convinced of the possibility of bringing about change via peaceful means. The situation escalates when Andrey is arrested.

Produced in cooperation with the VGIK film school in Moscow, the film portrays a state willing to act with brutality. Though adopting a crime thriller approach, director Mitry Semenov-Aleynikov manages to provoke debate on an issue of great contemporary relevance. MM

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Mitry Semenov-Aleinikov

Kamera
Mark Kelim

Ton
Alex Jeigalo

Schnitt
Mitry Semenov-Aleinikov

Ausstattung
Yaroslava Kelim

Musik
Alex Jeigalo

Darsteller
Sergey Tolkach, Kirill Zaharov, Marina Poddybnaya, Anton Zhukov, Irina Kabanova, Pavel Yaskevich, Dmitry Esenevich

Produktion
Mediacube

Kontakt
Mediacube
Mitry Semenov-Aleynikov
Kozlova 7g
220037 Minsk
Belarus
www.mediacube.by
info@mediacube.by

Mitry Semenov-Aleinikov - born in 1990 in Minsk, Belarus. In 2011 he graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts with a degree in acting. He then was admitted to VGIK in 2013 to study directing and screenwriting. Currently he is working as a director, screenwriter and producer.

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