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Pure Art

2019 · 50 min

A quiet, thoughtful portrait that lets you watch art and politics quietly collide on a city street.

Overview: A film about contemporary Belarus, freedom and art. A mysterious artist appears on the streets of Minsk and starts to paint. Passers-by, intrigued, want to know what he is creating, but the artist will not reveal his secret. Step by step, the viewers learn more about him. His name is Zahar Cudin and he is one of the most promising Belorussian painters.

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
freedom
politics
identity
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Maxim Shved
Written by: Maxim Shved, Łukasz Czajka
Starring: Zahar Kudin
Cinematography: Grzegorz Hartfiel
Runtime: 50 min
Country: Poland, Belarus
Languages: Belarusian, Russian

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