When Flowers Are Not Silent

WHEN FLOWERS ARE NOT SILENT

2021 - POLAND - 72 MINUTES
A FILM BY ANDREI KUTSILA
SCREENWRITER: ANDREI KUTSILA
PRODUCER: BEATA KRASICKA
EDITOR: PAWEL KLEPACZ, ANDREI KUTSILA
DOP: ANDREI KUTSILA
SOUND: BARTOSZ KAVALSKI, MACIEJ WOŹNIAK.

Winner Best Documentary 38th Warsaw International Film Festival

When Flowers Are Not Silent looks at the aftermath of protests in Belarus against the country’s long-standing leader Alexander Lukashenka – who in 2020 claimed more than 80% of all votes – after the European Union, local opposition and a large part of the population called foul on the election results.

Seen from the perspective of a series of women caught up in the protests in different ways (the film is dedicated to Kutsila’s sister and “all of the brave women protesters of Belarus”) it refrains from angry polemic and instead focuses on their sadness, bravery and resilience. 

A portion of money raised from film screenings will be donated to Solidarity Zone / Facebook Page in support of war zone journalists.