
Comprised of smuggled footage and uncensored interviews, DANGEROUS ACTS gives audiences a front row seat to a resistance movement as it unfolds both on the stage and in the streets. As the members of the Free Theater confront the choice of either repression at home or exile in the US and the UK, DANGEROUS ACTS reconfirms our belief that the power of art and hope can indeed change the world.... (Full plot summary below)
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Comprised of smuggled footage and uncensored interviews, DANGEROUS ACTS gives audiences a front row seat to a resistance movement as it unfolds both on the stage and in the streets. As the members of the Free Theater confront the choice of either repression at home or exile in the US and the UK, DANGEROUS ACTS reconfirms our belief that the power of art and hope can indeed change the world.
Leave your thoughts about Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus.
| It's Just MoviesRon WilkinsonNot just another theatrical performance, Unstable Elements acts to live. |
| HeyUGuysJon LyusDangerous Acts transcends its contemporary relevance. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeExcerpts of performances from shows such as Being Harold Pinter and Minsk 2011 hint at the visceral power of the group, which the Belarusian authorities apparently view as a threat to national security. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanRecommended viewing, especially given recent events in Ukraine. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeDepicting the intellectual fire and fierce determination essential to revolution, Dangerous Acts pits the pen against the sword in an old story made fresh by the fact it's so immediate to those involved. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabAbsurdist dramas staged with grace and ingenuity, these "dangerous acts" draw attention in eloquent and very affecting fashion to the plight of Lukashenko's victims. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawIt is startling to see how political opposition and outrage were being mobilised, not primarily by journalism, or social media or established forms of protest, but by theatre. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsDangerous Acts is a poignant picture of eastern Europe art at home and in exile. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsAn avant garde theatre collective challenge Belarusian politics in this underwhelming activism doc. |
| User ReviewJoe PThis film is an outstanding example of the resilience of the human spirit by responding attempting to conquer a violent, oppressive dictatorship with creativity and art. Free Belarus! |