The language

Director: Serhiy Lysenko

Country: Ukraine

Year of production: 2015

Duration: 16 min

Subject:

Right to freedom of movement
Freedom of speech
Right to peacefully assemble
Right to liberty
Human dignity
Human rights
The citizen and the state

Audience:

Pupils
Lawyers
Journalists
Students
Employees of penitentiary system
Institutions of the state penitentiary system of Ukraine
Government officials
Teachers
Activists / NGOs

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Sound description
Audio description

"If there are more books in the East, and they are read, then maybe we won't have to buy bulletproof vests anymore..." says Anastasia Rozlutska, the film's protagonist.In the East and South of Ukraine, many people do not speak Ukrainian. Activists organise free courses for everyone, and bring book fairs, music bands, and meetings with writers to cities and towns. An elderly course participant said: "I want to learn Ukrainian so that no one else will think of 'protecting' me just because I speak Russian."

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