Not Made for Politics

Not Made for Politics

2025
1h 29m
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Overview

For Estonian-based filmmaker Volia Chaikouskaya, the 2020 Belarus uprising was not just news – it was personal. While thousands in Minsk rose up against the brutal regime of Alexander Lukashenko and rallied behind opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Volia felt the same pulse across borders. Unable to return home, she became both observer and participant, organising solidarity actions in Tallinn and gradually stepping into her own film as a subject. At the heart of the story are three women – Sviatlana, Nadzeya, and Masha – whose husbands were jailed as political prisoners and who themselves emerged as central figures of the movement. Their fearless defiance against dictatorship mirrored Volia’s own struggle to break free from the inherited fear of silencing, repression, and exile.

Status: Released

Language: ET

Production Information

Production Companies
Allfilm YUZU Productions Sorrento Productions
Production Countries
Estonia France United States of America
Spoken Languages
Belarusian English Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Süsteemist väljas
Release Date November 8, 2025
Status Released
Language ET

Cast

Key Crew

Volia Chajkouskaya
Director
Ivo Felt
Producer
Volia Chajkouskaya
Producer
Marius Markevicius
Producer
Christian Popp
Producer

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