Because MOTHERLAND directly criticises the Belarusian state, anyone associated with the film is in danger of being persecuted. For these reasons, we cannot give extensive identifying details about our participants here. Many of the younger participants who became politically active and so bravely shared their stories in the film were forced to leave Belarus. They now live in exile throughout Europe under difficult circumstances.
Because MOTHERLAND directly criticizes the Belarusian state, anyone associated with the film is in danger of being persecuted. Due to her work on the documentary MOTHERLAND it was not safe for director/journalist Hanna Badziaka to stay in Belarus. After having fled to Ukraine in 2021, she was forced to flee a second time after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine shortly thereafter. She now lives in exile in Europe.
Because MOTHERLAND directly criticizes the Belarusian state, anyone associated with the film is in danger of being persecuted. Due to his work on the documentary MOTHERLAND it was not safe for director Alexander Mihalkovich to stay in Belarus. After having fled to Ukraine in 2021, he was forced to flee a second time after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine shortly thereafter. She now lives in exile in Europe.
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