Film about the end of an era: the war with Ukraine, the defeat of "Ekha" and "Dozhdya", the closing of "Memorial" and the stoppage of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta< /i>
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"We started shooting this film even before Russia started a war against Ukraine. We wanted to talk about people who continue to do their good and decent deeds in the situation of "restricted freedoms" in Russia.
However, life (and Vladimir Putin) made some serious adjustments to our script. Russia sent troops to Ukraine, journalism was banned in the country, the protection of human rights was destroyed. Many of our heroes were faced with a terrible choice: how do you continue to live and work when your life and work in Russia is now, by definition, criminal?
Well, we continued to shoot: the end of the broadcast of "Echo" and the defeat of "Dozhdya" and the "Memorial" and the end of the release of "Novaya". Birth of Novaya Gazeta. Europe”, the first renewed broadcasts of “Dozhdya”, the honest and dangerous work of many of our colleagues from abroad.
This film is a unique historical document, a cast of tragedy. This film is about the troubles that happened to Russia and was filmed in real time. Chronicle of a plunging country."
Askold Kurov
