The read
Scores higher than 87% of the 2,500 2020s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic79/100
144 audience votes
Key crew
- David BorensteinDirector
- Michal RatajOriginal Music Composer
- David BorensteinWriter
- Jonas StruckOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pavel TalankinSelf
- Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
- Roman AbalinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lavrentiy BeriaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Viktor AbakumovSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Leon TrotskySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dmitry MedvedevSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Vladimir Kara-MurzaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
undercoverpropagandapolitical activismnonviolent resistanceteacherbrainwashingwar propagandaschool teacherschoolteachercommunist propagandavladimir putinsoviet propaganda