Under the Hood

Beyond the Wall Films|2013|Ireland|75 min

Under surveillance. Under suspicion. Under control.

Winner

Mark of Distinction

New York City Indie Film Festival
2014
Synopsis

“Under the Hood” brings us on a journey through Belarus, where the secret police is still known as the KGB and gathering in public to do nothing is considered a crime. The film takes us from the protests and secret opposition meetings of the capital, Minsk, to the horse-drawn carts and hand-tilled fields of the countryside, following the lives of businessman Yuri, villager Lyudmila, opposition activist Franak and journalists Eduard and Viktor, among others. Their stories, of normality punctuated by bureaucracy and occasional brutality, remind us how close Belarus is to the rest of Europe – and how very far away.

Type

Feature-length

Genre

Documentary

Advisories

coarse language

Directed By
Mark Byrne and Rob Dennis

Nordic Film Festival

Official Selection 2013

Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection 2013

Vilnius International Film Festival

Official Selection 2014

Prishtina International Film Festival

Official Selection 2014

Dingle International Film Festival

Official Selection 2014

Laughlin International Film Festival

Official Selection 2014

Winner

Mark of Distinction

New York City Indie Film Festival
2014
Cast and Crew
Director
Rob Dennis
Director
Mark Byrne
Producer
Jeremiah Cullinane
Producer
Rasa Miskinyte
Producer
Bartolomeo Dibenedetto
Sound editor
Kostas Radlinskas
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