Nikita Lavretski
Known for Directing
Nikita Lavretski (1994, Minsk, Belarus) is “the most interesting gagman of the invisible Belarusian scene” (per Cahiers du Cinema). His debut feature “Belarusian Psycho” (2015) won the Best Belarusian Film Award at Minsk International Film Festival Listapad. In 2018, he completed a master's degree in film studies at Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Since 2020, his dissident movies, blending fiction and nonfiction, screened at ArtDocFest, DAFilms, Filmadrid and Doclisboa, with “A Date in Minsk” winning the International Competition at the latter festival. His writing on cinema and TV has appeared in “Iskusstvo Kino”, “Afisha”, and “Outskirts”.
Filmography
COOL (News from Belarus)
2023
as Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano")
Belarusian Psycho
2015
as Dmitry
Amerykan Boy
2015
as Maksim
The Bear's Lair
2022
Cinemagic
2017
as Lev Zaretski
Drama
2019
as Nikita
A Date in Minsk
2022
as Nikita
Idrak Mirzalizade: This Never Happened
2025
as Self
The Other Side
2024
as The Recidivist #1 / Voice of the Possessed (voice)
Getting Caught by the Rain
2014
as Himself
Self-Portrait at Thirty
2026
as Himself
TO RUTH:
2012
Movie Talks & Quiz
2020
as Movie Expert
Two Angry Men Walking Over a Bridge
2017
as Himself
A Few Scenes with My Girlfriend Olechka Kavaliova
2016
as Himself
Sad Music
2017
as Himself (voice)
Poetry
2015
as The Stranger
The Murder on Alibegova Street
2022
as Nikita
Magicians of Belarus
2012
as Himself
Nikita Lavretski
2019
as Himself