Nikita Lavretski
Nikita Lavretski (1994, Minsk, Belarus) is “the most interesting gagman of the invisible Belarusian scene” (per Cahiers du Cinema). His debut feature “Belarusian Psycho” (2015) won the Best Belarusian Film Award at Minsk International Film Festival Listapad. In 2018, he completed a master's degree in film studies at Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Since 2020, his dissident movies, blending fiction and nonfiction, 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”, “Afisha”, and “Outskirts”.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.531 |
| Birthday | 1994-01-17 |
| Place of Birth | Minsk, Belarus |
| Also Known As | Nikita Lavretsky, Nikita Lavretskiy, Никита Лаврецкий, Мікіта Лаўрэцкі, |
2022
A Date in Minsk
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Nikita and Volha have been maintaining a dysfunctional relationship for the past 8 years. In the following movie they play fictional Nikita and Volha...
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A Date in Minsk
2022
The Bear's Lair
1/0
A self-portrait in winter. The director is taking a short rest among the key locations of his life. He reminisces about places forgotten, years gone b...
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The Bear's Lair
2023
The Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!)
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The Tiniest Castle of the Nation Found (and for Sale!)
2023
COOL (News from Belarus)
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In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories. Featuring phone thieves...
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COOL (News from Belarus)
2022
The Murder on Alibegova Street
0/0
The story of a doomed polycule from Minsk.
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The Murder on Alibegova Street
2011
Neil in Love
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A friendzoned teen deals with rejection by felling trees with his bare hands.
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Neil in Love
2014
Getting Caught by the Rain
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After getting caught in the summer rain, the director hides under the edge of an abandoned shed. A feeling of being "in the moment" follows.
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Getting Caught by the Rain
2017
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
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The filmmakers get confronted by strangers asking help with their political statement.
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Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
2012
Magicians of Belarus
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Magicians in Minsk can be found performing magic tricks every day. What made them choose this career path?
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Magicians of Belarus
2015
Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?
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A documentary about the closure of a very strange gallery of modern art, which been exists about two months in the center of Minsk in the spring of 20...
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Pochemu zakrylas Galereya 12?
2015
Poetry
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Friends recite poetry to each other over Skype.
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Poetry
2015
Amerykan Boy
0/0
Maxim, yearning for the departing image of old Minsk, meets his friend Yanka, whom he had not seen for a year while he was studying in America ...
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Amerykan Boy
2017
Sad Music
5.5/1
A short documentary by Nikita Lavretski.
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Sad Music
2019
Drama
7/1
Three directors make a movie about the events of their past week. Relationships, work, and day-to-day personal struggle—the minute details still fresh...
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Drama
2014
Every Day Love
0/0
Simple story about two Belarusian young people in love.
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Every Day Love
2017
Cinemagic
8/1
Aspiring directors Lev Zaretski (a sadist) and Ruslan Romanov (an anime MC) will show you how to properly write a screenplay; cast actors; do a film s...
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Cinemagic
2012
TO RUTH:
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A psychological thriller telling the story of a hikikomori obsessed with a female vlogger. The screenplay is based on the now-deleted blog by "quickpa...
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TO RUTH:
2015
Belarusian Psycho
6/2
A self-proclaimed videographer prodigy sets out to lose his virginity as the 21st birthday present to himself. Not only does he manage to persuade a f...
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Belarusian Psycho
2019
Nikita Lavretski
5/1
A cycle of mundane violence, lust for art, and existential dread—all chronicled in an unconventional self-titled docu-horror by Nikita Lavretski, who...
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Nikita Lavretski
2016
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
5/1
A found footage documentary about a volatile young filmmaking couple.
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A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
2020
Movie Talks & Quiz
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After Mike’s so-called friends decline his invitations to discuss movies, he enters the exciting new world of webcam movie buddies.
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Movie Talks & Quiz
2021
Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants
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Lyosha Lyshenko, the enfant terrible of Russian-language stand-up, tells jokes about maniacs, the rapper Husky, and Idrak Mirzalizade's underpants, bu...
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Lyosha Lyashenko: Idrak's Underpants
2021
The Release
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A short comedy documentary about my brother's short career in actionism.
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The Release
2021
Alexey Suhanok: Stand-Up In the Swamp
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The most postironic comedian of Belarus Alexey Suhanok performs with a double solo program "Пакет панчлайнов" / "Белоруссия" in a forest swamp during...
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