Courage is a 2021 German documentary film written and directed by Aliaksei Paluyan.[1][2] It follows an underground theatre group Belarus Free Theatre during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests.[3]

Courage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAliaksei Paluyan
Produced byJörn Möllenkamp
CinematographyTanya Haurylchyk, Jesse Mazuch
Edited byBehrooz Karamizade
Production
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Living Pictures Production
Distributed byRise and Shine
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesBelarusian
Russian

The film had its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in the Special section. The film was also nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.

Accolades

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Courage won The Cinema for Peace Award for The Political Film of the Year in 2022.[4]

Award Date of ceremony Category Result Ref.
71st Berlin International Film Festival 13 June 2021 Documentary Film Award Nominated
Visions du Réel 24 April 2021 Grand Prix - International Feature Film Competition Nominated
Sheffield DocFest 14 June 2021 Tim Hetherington Award Nominated
Biografilm Festival 12 June 2021 Best International Documentary Nominated
Best Debut Film Won
Kraków Film Festival 3 June 2021 Best Feature-Length Documentary Nominated
Millennium Docs Against Gravity 9 September 2021 TVP Dokument Award Won
Tempo Documentary Festival 12 March 2022 Best International Documentary Won
The Cinema for Peace Award 26 February 2023 The political Film of the Year in 2022 Won

References

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  1. ^ Weissberg, Jay (7 March 2021). "'Courage' Review: Powerful Doc Captures Spirit of Popular Uprising in Belarus". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ Aguilar, Carlos (11 November 2021). "Review: The 'Courage' behind 2020 pro-Democracy protests in Belarus emerges in documentary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Courage". Berlinale. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Awards 2022". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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