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COURIER
Documentary
2023

Country: Russia - Belarus
Runtime: 17 min
Rating :16+
Director: Artem Kusyak
Scriptwriter: Artem Kusyak
Producer: Maria Isaeva
Cameraman: Denis Filippenkov, Artem Kusyak
Sound engineer:Timofey Rakhmanov
Starring: Roman Sydtikov
Production: Institute of Film and Television (GITR)

The documentary Courier is the story of a young man trying to recover money borrowed from microcredit organisations. The life of the film character Roman is full of pressure from collectors, worries and fears for his fate and the fate of his family and an endless race in the hope of getting out of dire straits. The guy tries his best to earn money, but he realises that he can't make it. Life is irreversibly going down the tubes...
ARTEM KUSYAK
DIRECTOR'S BIO:

Artem Kusyak was born on 8 September 2001 in Minsk. He is a graduate of the Institute of Cinema and Television (GITR). He works at the documentary film studio ‘Lavr’.

FILMOGRAPHY:

2023 — The Courier, short student film
2022 — Expiry Date, short film
2021 — Breaking Point, short film