When your American dream dies, you discover Belarus has better memes anyway.
Young Belarusian lad does not want to come back to Belarus after his educational visa is over. However, the circumstances forced him to do that. He reveals his native country once again. American dream turns into Belarusian one.
Acting
Artem Kuren captures that specific broke immigrant energy perfectly.
Writing
Kureychik's script finds humor in bureaucratic nightmares.
Director
Andrey Kureychik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Belarus's 2015 economic stagnation, the film resonated with young people who'd watched their own abroad dreams collapse. The 'American dream' reversal became a regional subgenre.
Director Andrey Kureychik shot this between political documentaries; the auto parts store was his actual uncle's shop, and most 'customers' were real mechanics who thought they were being interviewed for something else.
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