Nikita Lavretski
Nikita Lavretski was born in 1994 in Minsk, Belarus. He has been described by Cahiers du Cinema as “the most interesting gagman of the invisible Belarusian scene”. His feature film debut, “Belarusian Psycho”, won the Best Belarusian Film Award at the 2015 Minsk International Film Festival Listapad. In 2018, he completed a master's degree in film studies at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Since 2020, his dissident movies, blending fiction and nonfiction, have screened at ArtDocFest, DAFilms, Filmadrid, and Doclisboa, with “A Date in Minsk” winning the International Competition at the latter festival. His writing on cinema and TV has appeared in “Iskusstvo Kino” (Film Art), “Afisha”, and “Outskirts”.
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Filmography
The Murder on Alibegova Street, 38 min.
A Date in Minsk, 87 min.
Jokes About War, 45 min.
The Bear's Lair, 54 min.
A Kid's Flick, 77 min.
Movie Talks & Quiz, 41 min
Nikita Lavretski, 97 min.
Drama (almanac), dir. Nikita Lavretski, Alexey Svirskiy, Julia Shatun, 117 min.
Sasha's Hell, 98 min.
Cinemagiya, 84 min.
Love & Partnership, 67 min.
Belarusian Psycho, 62 min.
A Date in Minsk, 87 min.
Jokes About War, 45 min.
The Bear's Lair, 54 min.
A Kid's Flick, 77 min.
Movie Talks & Quiz, 41 min
Nikita Lavretski, 97 min.
Drama (almanac), dir. Nikita Lavretski, Alexey Svirskiy, Julia Shatun, 117 min.
Sasha's Hell, 98 min.
Cinemagiya, 84 min.
Love & Partnership, 67 min.
Belarusian Psycho, 62 min.
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2020
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2015
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TO RUTH:
How far can a reclusive hikikomori go in order to gain the attention of his beloved YouTuber girl?
Based on the anonymous blog of the Rose stalker.
Based on the anonymous blog of the Rose stalker.
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online cinema:
The Murder on Alibegova Street
That awkward moment when a polyamorous relationship ends in a double murder. The most high-profile Minsk crime of recent years comes in the form of a post-ironic tiktok series.
Belarusian Psycho
What happens when you place a psycopathic incel and three random girls in the same dacha? A loose adaptation of the mass shooter's Elliot Rodger's manifesto to the Belarusian realities.