Oleg Garbuz

In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.

What will happen if the processes that are currently taking place in Belarus and with Belarusians do not stop and reach the point of absurdity? The processes of social disunity, the habit of everyday fear in some, and the impunity of others. The processes of internal migration and reinforcement of self-censorship, the reign of nonsense and meaninglessness. The process of destruction and simultaneous revival of the Belarusian language and culture. The processes of denigration of human dignity and creation of those guilty without the proof of their guilt. Processes of inflating militaristic sentiments and hatred of foreigners and dissenters. The process of Russia’s taking over Belarus and dragging it into a senseless war.

Based on true events, a Belarusian journalist is arrested after covertly livestreaming brutal government crackdowns on peaceful demonstrators following rigged elections. Her husband, refusing to leave her, also faces recriminations from a regime determined to break them both.

Ogurtsova, 55, lives with her mother and loves Russia with all her heart. Her decision to serve in the country's election unexpectedly leads to her mother's death.

In the victim’s bag, experts find traces of an unknown synthetic drug used for the homemade production of “spice,” the distribution of which has already spread beyond the boundaries of the district and the region.

Nina considers her life as a series of failures. It's like a magnet that attracts trouble. And the fact that neighbors on the communal shamelessly "survive" her, and then her first lay off at the reduction in school, and even an unfulfilled personal life - in everything, Nina blames only her unhappiness. Her friend Masha tries to prove to her that the problem is in Nina herself. She does not know how to stand up for herself and allows others to use her trustfulness. Temporarily, Nina arranges an interpreter for one of the successful companies. There she gets acquainted with the director of the company Roman, who begins to look after her. But Nina does not even realize that once again becomes a "bargaining chip" in someone else's game.

4 short stories about war. A collection of debut works by Belarusian stage directors.

A man had a very trusting wife. He came home and found out that a scoundrel had deceived her. The man was upset and told his wife that if he found someone dumber than her, he would stay with her, and if not, he would go wherever his eyes led him.

In the fairy-tale kingdom of Nedalia, twin princes fell in love with a beautiful girl Mona, the daughter of a mirror seller. The beautiful girl gave her heart to the cheerful romantic Sebastian. The rejected brother turned into the cruel wizard Mortis and enchanted all the mirrors of Nedalia. But even this was not enough for him. Evil began to penetrate from the fairytale kingdom into the real world. Only the hereditary princess can break the spell: she turns out to be a kind and cheerful girl Carrot-top, who lives in a modern city and does not suspect about her "fairy-tale" origin... Dangerous adventures and comic situations, dwarves and wizards, an insidious mirror and a magic nut, mysterious Silkworms, Sandman, Chooch - a restless virus of mischief...

Nikolai Kazantsev arrives at the mysterious estate of Count Vladimir Pazurkevich, a young man intending to study fine arts in Italy, but lacking the means to do so, he takes a chance on an adventure! Introducing himself as a professor, Kazantsev tries to pretend convincingly that he is studying the Count's extensive library, while at the same time actively hitting on Pazurkevich's fiancée, the beautiful Anna. Strange events taking place at the estate draw the guest into the whirlpool of a mystical and eerie story...

One day, Anna was betrayed by everyone she sincerely loved and considered her loved ones. Her husband, colleagues, and friends turned away from the unhappy woman overnight. Desperate, the heroine wrote a suicide note, indicating in it the names of all those who brought her to this state, and decided to commit suicide. However, the doctors managed to save the patient...

Her talent — his unfulfilled ambitions. The story of a duel between a young Polish artist and a Russian sadist. The year is 1939. Marta, always late, lives in two worlds, writing the same symphony. In the New York music world, she develops her talent rapidly. In occupied Poland, in a cattle wagon and during her escape from captivity, she fights a duel with a musically unfulfilled Soviet officer who envies her talent. Although in the other world, Marta has no chance, she fights to save her son and write the work of her life.

The action takes place during the first presidential debate. A Nobel Prize winner fights for the future of her country as a presidential candidate. At the same time, her brave and naive aides are fighting for her own future.