# How Belarusians still find hope in a silenced country

https://mins.news/en/item/51403

- DW, 2026-09-09 13:43 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/how-belarusians-still-find-hope-in-a-silenced-country/a-79127285?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Andrei Kutsila’s documentary “Letters from the Silenced Country” portrays continuing repression under Belarus’ authoritarian regime. Drawing on letters and stories of political prisoners, exiles and underground activists, the film depicts a society where dissent has been silenced, while asking whether belief in a free Belarus can survive.