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The Dissident and the General

Year
1998
Country
The Netherlands
Duration
15’’
Director
Aliona van der Horst

The incredible friendship between Semyon Gluzman, a psychiatrist and former dissident, and General Volodymyr Prystayko, the deputy director of the Ukrainian Security Service, who was in charge of keeping Gluzman’s files in the KGB archives.

Director
Aliona van der Horst

This Dutch/Russian director has made five documentaries which have won international awards. She studied Russian literature at Amsterdam University and directing at the Dutch Film Academy. She began her career in 1997 with the much-acclaimed documentary The Lady with the White Hat, and since then has received multiple awards for her films, including the Jan Kassies award for the poetic touch in her films.

Selected Filmography

The Lady with the White Hat (1997), After the spring of ’68 (2001), The Hermitage Dwellers (2004), Voices of Bam (2006), Boris Ryzhy (2008), Water Children (2011)


Cinema House, Blue Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
Q&A with director
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
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June 2025
Boris Ryzhy
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Boris Ryzhy
Year
2008
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Aliona van der Horst
Duration
59’’
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The Hermitage Dwellers
ALIONA VAN DER HORST RETROSPECTIVE
The Hermitage Dwellers
Year
2006
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Aliona van der Horst
Duration
75’’
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Voices of Bam
ALIONA VAN DER HORST RETROSPECTIVE
Voices of Bam
Year
2006
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Aliona van der Horst
Duration
90’’
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