BRIGHTON: Latest MusicBar

Monday 11th December, 2023

5:30pm

Event information

"STRONG IN SPIRIT" Director: Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun

A confessional documentary about the first Ukrainian political prisoner in Russia who was able to get free from Kremlin prison after the beginning of the new European war. Travelling to a neighbouring country, a
remarkable young Ukrainian, Yuriy Yatsenko, becomes a hostage.

"YOURS VASYL" (Awarded) Director: Svitlana Rudiuk, Oleksandr Avsharov

This film tells a story about the personality transformation of Ukrainian poet and dissident Vasyl Stus. He dreamed of engaging in literature, not politics; to be a famous poet, not a dissident. But the actions of the Soviet special services and the CPSU pushed him to a point of no return.

"DIAGNOSIS: DISSENT" Director: Denys Tarasov Genre: Drama

The protagonist Andriy Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in the USSR for years - most of those accused of “anti-Soviet propaganda” were never sent to prison but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow progressive schizophrenia". Andriy finds himself in a real hell of punitive psychiatry and faces a difficult choice - to cooperate with the KGB and return to his family, or to reveal the truth about dissidents tortured in hospitals.

For more information go to www.thelatest.co.uk

Venue information

BRIGHTON: Latest MusicBar

0	14-17 Manchester Street Brighton BN2 1TF
>	www.thelatest.co.uk/musicbar
!	01273 687171
`	Door times for most events are 8pm (except Sundays). Shows start 1 hour after doors.