Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala wrote his verse "And, say, who goes there?" more than 100 years ago. And now, when the call for change is heard, only the bravest dare to come out of the forest and at least look: "Who goes there?"
Sveta
Five friends go to the village to celebrate a birthday party. Igor has to take his small sister with them. The friends are full of hormones, alcohol, cigarettes, intrigues and fun when they suddenly realize the terrible: they've lost their sister. Igor is sure the reason is the locals with whom they have recently had a fight. The story becomes a bridge for teens from the childhood to the adult life.
Director
“What’s Belarus?” is the authors’ point of view on modern Belarus. A schoolboy’s curiosity and the quest for justice don`t allow him to accept the opinion of adults for it is made of a set of labels and national symbols imposed by the school. What’s Belarus? How does it smell? What color is it? What is its form? How does it sound? The pupil goes to the streets to find the answers to all these questions.
