Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Some Americans will watch this documentary and think, “Wow, a country where its government is ran by an unhinged dictator that pumps dangerous propaganda into its news cycle, deliberately targets the youth, and silences anyone that attempts to protest? What a terrible place…

Joe A

I really hope Pavel Talankin will be okay. He took a huge risk making a film that Vladimir Putin would consider treasonous. I can't believe the risks he took. Pavel is a teacher filled with positivity, warmth and a kind of endearing dorky sense of humor. He's an individual…

Karl

This feels like a very warm but challenging film that Pavel Talankin undertook but I must admit why is this directed by David Borenstein cause I really need to do some research as Talankin did most of the filming himself and Borenstein wasn't the editor regardless I am glad…

pirateneckbeard

It's like that scene in Cabaret where you realize the whole bar is full of Nazis, but over and over again for an hour and a half.

john

If it wasn’t for an Oscar nomination, I would have probably never even heard of this. I was blown away at how fast the entire situation escalated, and how it went from just talks of going to war to, schools filming scripted content for the Russian government. Huge props to…

haydencomb

- мы настолько ебанулись? - ну это сверху спустили мы наверное привыкли к новостным заголовкам, к слову «патриотизм» в том его значении, в котором его теперь используют, привыкли к тому, что школа – это давно уже не про знание, а про воспитание «правильного» и «нужного»…

georges

“Love for your country means saying ‘we have a problem’.”

Aria

“We all held each other once more, dancing in the most toxic town on earth.” Talankin is a brave man for exposing this side of Russia. This sort of political regime and culture in Russia is something we all sort of assume to be true as outsiders, but given Putin's standing…

meg

the balls on pasha, man. knowing “acts of treason” against russia’s government could result in years of imprisonment, but keeping your integrity to not fall in line and help that same government corrupt what you love the most is commendable, to say the least. it’s clear…

Zach 🎴