Vladimir Motyl

Vladimir MOTYL (1927-2010, Byelarus) was the son of a Polish immigrant. When he was three , his father was arrested by the security service and died in a punishment camp. The infant Motyl and his mother were exiled to the Ural. He spent his childhood there and became inspired by Charlie Chaplin films. He went to drama school and worked at several theatres before he moved on this his first love: film. His greatest success was White Sun of the Desert (1969), a film in which the theme of exile and banishment played a major role.