SIGNIS-BELARUS

UT UNUM SINT - THAT ALL WERE UNITED

International Catholic Festival of
Christian Documentary and TV Programs

Original title:	Святы Язафат
Festivals:	MAGNIFICAT 2009
Category:	Documentary
Production:	Skif Television Company
Scriptwriter:	Viktoriya Dashkevich
Director:	Dzmitry Piatryshcha
Country:	BELARUS
Year:	2006
Time:	10 minutes
Original Language:	belarussian
First Performance	Skif Television Company
Date of Entry Form:	3 March 2009
Stopshots from Film:	[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

Plot: This documentary about St. Jehoshaphat’s life is called to provide the public at large with a full picture of social and religious life in Belarus and Ukraine at the end of the 16t – 17th cent.

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