Victor Asliuk

Belarus

Biography

Victor Asliuk studied literature at Belarusian State University (Minsk) and film directing in Belarusian Academy of Arts (Minsk). He Has been working at Belarusfilm Studio in Minsk since 1995. Scriptwriter and director of more than 20 documentaries that received more that 25 awards at various international film festivals. Member of the European Film Academy.

Filmography (selection):

Black and White (Belarus, 2001)
My zhyviem na krai/ We Are Living on the Edge (22´, Belarus, 2003)
Kola/ The Wheel (23´, Belarus, 2003)
Sultan iz Odrynok/ The Sultan of Odrynki (Belarus, 2003)
Robinsons of Mantsinsaari (56´, Belarus/Poland/Finland, 2009)
Vostrau Belarus/ Island Belarus (52´, Belarus, 2010)

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Island Belarus

Vostrau Belarus (Orig.) / 2009 / Belarus / 52 min

Contrast of Belarus's rural and urban life is both touching and full of atmosphere. Director Victor Asliuk examines the tangible differences between the young in the city and the elderly in the village and between modernity and tradition.

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Maria

Maria (Orig.) / 2007 / Belarus / 20 min

Her photo was published in numerous newspapers. She appeared on TV. She got thousands of letters with proposals of friendship and love...

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The Wheel

Kola (Orig.) / 2003 / Belarus / 23 min

Except for one family with a small child, only old people live in this half-empty village...

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We are Living on the Edge

My žyvem na kraji (Orig.) / 2002 / Belarus / 22 min

This film shows the hard way of life of a few old people in a village, "on the edge of Europe "...

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