Kupała (film)
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| Directed by | Uladzimier Jankoŭski |
| Written by | Aliaksandra Barysava and Alena Kalunova |
| Starring | Mikalaj Śestak (aka Nikolay Shestak) |
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| Country | Belarus |
| Language | Belarusian |
Kupała (Belarusian: Купала) is a biopic produced by BelarusFilm in 2020 which dramatises the turbulent and tragic life of Belarusian poet Janka Kupała.
The film was directed by Belarusian director Uladzimier Jankoŭski (aka Vladimir Yankovskiy) based on a storyline written by Aliaksandra Barysava and Alena Kalunova and starred Mikalaj Śestak (aka Nikolay Shestak), a Latvian actor with Belarusian roots, in lead role.
The official release of the film has been postponed due to the political situation in Belarus and Russia: