The read
It runs long at 5h 55m.
Synopsis
A group of Russian independent journalists flee the country and navigate life in exile after the invasion of Ukraine, focusing on their dispersed lives and ongoing struggle for truth across different nations. While Part I documented their lives in Moscow facing mounting pressure from the Putin regime, Part II chronicles their forced displacement and new realities in various countries, continuing their mission against authoritarianism.
Ratings
Metacritic91/100
Key crew
- Julia LoktevDirector
- Julia LoktevWriter
Cast
- Anna NemzerSelf
- Valeria RatnikovaSelf
- Ksenia MironovaSelf
- Alesya MarokhovskayaSelf
- Irina DolininaSelf
- Peter RuzavinSelf
- Nataliya GumenyukSelf
- Elena KostyuchenkoSelf
- Yana KuchinaSelf
- Sofya GroysmanSelf
Stills
Themes
social & cultural documentaryrussian invasion of ukraine (2022)russian-ukraine warukraine war