Gang

Year
2015
Country
Belarus
Duration
56’
Director
Raisa Mikhailovskaia

Sixteen years ago, Belarus witnessed a string of events that had a terrifying effect on the entire society. In the span of just a few months, the Deputy Speaker of the Supreme Soviet died unexpectedly, followed by the disappearances of the Minister of Domestic Affairs, the Deputy Prime Minister, and a respected businessman. Less than a year later, a cameraman from a major television network vanished without a trace. The cases remain unsolved, under separate investigations and with multiple inconsistencies. Fifteen years later, a prominent Belarusian human rights defender meticulously examines all the materials to piece together a nuanced and unsettling picture of the case.

Production and Sales
Belarusian Documentation Center, +375296702923, [email protected], www.bydc.info
Director
Raisa Mikhailovskaia

Raisa Mikhailovskaia is a human rights advocate and head of the Belarusian Documentation Center (Vilnius, Lithuania). She graduated from the Minsk State University and the Minsk Institute of Management. She has been engaged in human rights advocacy since 1998. Raisa dedicates a significant part of her work to the problem of political imprisonments and disappearances in Belarus. She is the author of numerous publications on human rights. She won the With an Open Visor prize in 2012 for organizing the civic protection of the people involved in the Case of December 19, 2010 and her contribution to preserving the historical memory of the Belarusian people.

Selected Filmography

Gang (2015)

Cinema House, Blue Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
Q&A with creator and film’s producer Raisa Mikhailovskaia | Organized by NGO Zvyano, Belarus
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
SPECIAL SCREENING
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
Year
2017
Country
Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic
Director
Askold Kurov
Duration
70’
SPECIAL SCREENING
Heaven's Border
SPECIAL SCREENING
Heaven's Border
Year
2016
Country
South Korea
Director
Hark-Joon Lee
Duration
70'’
SPECIAL SCREENING
Presentation of the Chornobyl [IN]visible DVD
SPECIAL SCREENING
Presentation of the Chornobyl [IN]visible DVD
SPECIAL SCREENING
Jamala’s struggle
SPECIAL SCREENING
Jamala’s struggle
Year
2017
Country
Sweden
Director
Elin Jönsson
Duration
29’
SPECIAL SCREENING