Strip and War / The Secretary of Ideology

International Competition

Outside the city of Minsk live an unlikely pair. A retired lieutenant-colonel stuck in a pro-Soviet past spends his days leading a regional veteran organization, writing military articles and patriotic essays. He shares his home with his grandson Anatol, who left his unfulfilling job as an engineer to pursue his true calling as a stripper and dreams of one day founding his own erotic theatre. Their worlds could not be further apart – and they are still dependent upon one another and must navigate gently through their differences. It is not just a story of a relationship, but rather a reflection of entire Belarus and the post-Soviet space.

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Ivan Komendantov is only 16 years old. But he is already the secretary for the ideology of the Stalingrad district committee of Moscow Komsomol. Vanya wants to become an adult as soon as possible, so he enthusiastically takes on any task: be it the rise of the world economy or a special task to seduce a girl.