Minsk

Julia and Pasha, a young couple, a small apartment in a condominium. Whilst inside these lovers toy with one another, outside the police sirens wail. The Belarusian militsiya suppress the protests against Lukashenko, Julia and Pasha also fall into their clutches. Instead of Siri, it’s violent policemen who set the tone in this enraged one-take political thriller about a night in Minsk. (Festival information, Cottbus 2022)