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Season 21 Episode 8 - Belarusian Waltz
Belarus has been called "Europe's last dictatorship." Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet republic with a despotic hand, jailing the opposition, shutting down the press and refusing to investigate the assassinations of dissidents. He has virtually silenced his critics — but not one lone performance artist who stages public stunts mocking the dictator's pretensions. Belarusian Waltz is the story of Alexander Pushkin, whose audacious, comical exploits find him facing the hostility of the police and the consternation of his family. An offbeat tale of post-modern street theater meeting 1930s-style authoritarianism, the film offers a surprising window into the soul of the Belarusian people.
Episodes in Season 21
Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North
60 min
Election Day
60 min
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
60 min
The Last Conquistador
60 min
9 Star Hotel
60 min
Campaign
60 min
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
60 min
Belarusian Waltz
60 min
The Judge and the General
60 min
Calavera Highway
60 min
Critical Condition
60 min
In the Family
60 min
Up the Yangtze
60 min
Soldiers of Conscience
60 min
Inheritance
60 min
