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202016 minPG-13doc-short

The Okrestin Sisters

202016 minPG-13doc-short

Three members of the Belarus Free Theatre were arrested in Minsk on August 9, 2020, while waiting for the results of the presidential election.

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Mikalai Kuprych

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Three members of the Belarus Free Theatre were arrested in Minsk on August 9, 2020, while waiting for the results of the presidential election.

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Mikalai Kuprychdirector

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Nadia Brodskaya, Svetlana Sugako, and Dasha Andreyanova were arrested in Minsk on August 9, 2020, while waiting for the results of the presidential election. All three are members of the Belarus Free Theatre (BFT). Following their detention, they faced a brutal and opaque judicial system, marked by violence against citizens in Belarusian prisons. Directed by Kolya Kuprich, The Okrestin Sisters captures their immediate accounts upon release, revealing the harsh conditions endured during their time in custody.

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