白俄孤岛

This is a very moving film showing the different faces of Belorussia: backward rural country with its enchanting landscapes and poor, solitary old villagers whose lives have changed little since the 19th century; the city that combines Soviet-Russian architecture and official pomp, with modern lifestyle on one hand and liberation struggle on the other. Asliuk's camera is very human, focusing on the faces of the soldiers, the protestants, the peasants.