Not long ago, belarus. blogsome.com published an article titled “Almost an Open Letter To Hollywood Producers”. In one instance, an author writes:

“But revolution or, say, democratization could be somewhat profitable, if some guy like Steven Spielberg decided to make a movie about it. Let us face the facts – we are interesting. We are an odd one out in Europe, and a lot of fascinating events happen in our country, just you need to pay a little bit more attention to them. This is a nation either beloved or forsaken by God. Maybe it is a test, or I don’t know what, but hey, we’ve been occupied by hegemons for centuries, millions of our nationals were killed in most major wars on the continent. We are torn between two civilizations, two geopolitical choices, and God knows where on earth we as a nation will end up in a century.
We are interesting. And by producing a film about us and our struggle, you would not only help us raise our social awareness, form our dusty national identity, resurrect our self-questioning, and maybe help our democratization, but you would also secure a investment that would pay back and even be quite profitable. Of course, you need to make it big, like you can, like you always do. Yeah, right, we need that big Hollywood star portray a Belarusian freedom fighter, and another big one playing a hateful dictator. This would be a smash hit. I can feel it. Can you?”

Yes, I can feel it. It could have been a great wake up call for some layers of Belarusian society. After posting two simple photo-clips about Belarus on this web site, the few friends of mine noted that these clips were highly motivational. And here, we are talking about home-made clips!
I agree with the author about a need for “big Hollywood star portray a Belarusian freedom fighter, and another big one playing a hateful dictator.” In matter of fact, we might not need a Hollywood star, but someone who can truly feel it…

And while we are waiting a response from Hollywood, I will mention a movie that sort of falls into a category of “Freedom fighter versus hateful dictator”. Enter V for Vendetta.

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