MINSK -- In Belarus, the production of a feature film about the disputed 2010 presidential election that returned authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to power has begun in Minsk.
The film, titled "Abel" in a biblical reference, is financed by the Ministry of Culture.
Cameras rolled late on January 30 as the production attempted to reenact antigovernment protests on Independence Square.
According to reports, the production will aim to tell the story of two brothers who were on opposite sides of the conflict that followed Lukashenka’s reelection to a fourth term.
During the December, 2010 unrest, several candidates running against Lukashenka and hundreds of opposition activists were imprisoned following massive street protests claiming fraud.
The United States and the European Union imposed fresh sanctions against Lukashenka’s regime after the crackdown.
The film, titled "Abel" in a biblical reference, is financed by the Ministry of Culture.
Cameras rolled late on January 30 as the production attempted to reenact antigovernment protests on Independence Square.
According to reports, the production will aim to tell the story of two brothers who were on opposite sides of the conflict that followed Lukashenka’s reelection to a fourth term.
During the December, 2010 unrest, several candidates running against Lukashenka and hundreds of opposition activists were imprisoned following massive street protests claiming fraud.
The United States and the European Union imposed fresh sanctions against Lukashenka’s regime after the crackdown.
