Women Who Held Flowers (Russian)

In the summer of 2020, thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Minsk, Grodno, and other cities in Belarus, demanding change. As protests were crushed and the men were arrested, the women of Belarus decided to take charge. These women organized human chains, sit-ins, and performances, and refused to leave, even when beaten, harassed, and jailed. The Women Who Held Flowers is a story about the unexpected revolution of Belarussian women that means so much more than just political engagement. The film was created by Ksenia Svetlova, an Israeli journalist and ex-member of Knesset, who extensively has covered Middle East conflicts. In August 2020, Svetlova published an article “Women who Hold the Flowers”. That was the starting point of this film.