
Minsk
City of Love. City of Fear. City of Freedom.
Directed by Boris Guts
Produced by Leo Films
A harrowing, intimate portrait of a couple caught between love and state violence during the 2020 Belarusian protests.
Minsk, August 2020. Pasha and Yulia, a young married couple, leave the house at night and find themselves in the midst of peaceful protests. Everyday walk turns into a real hell, in which innocent people are victims of police brutality.
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Genres
Questions people ask
Is Minsk sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Minsk violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Minsk easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Minsk scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Minsk end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Minsk
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Minsk
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Minsk, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Minsk, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Minsk, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































