A lone performance artist stages public stunts mocking Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s pretensions.

Belarus has been called "Europe's last dictatorship." Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the former Soviet republic with a despotic hand, jailing the opposition, shutting down the press and refusing to investigate the assassinations of dissidents. He has virtually silenced his critics - but not one lone performance artist who stages public stunts mocking the dictator's pretensions. "Belarusian Waltz" is the story of Alexander Pushkin, whose audacious, comical exploits earn him the hostility of the police and the consternation of his family. An offbeat tale of post-modern street theater meeting 1930s-style authoritarianism, the film offers a surprising window into the soul of the Belarusian people. A co-production of ITVS International. Director/writer: Andrzej Fidyk.