2022 Directed by Daniel Roher
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
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Truly a badass move to cold call your attempted murderers to ask for a performance review
At the very least, Daniel Roher’s “Navalny” hinges on one of the most remarkable moments I’ve ever seen in a documentary. It’s just after sunrise on a snow-white morning in December 2020, and the film’s namesake — gregarious Russia of the Future leader and fearless Putin critic Alexei Navalny — sits at the kitchen table of the remote German cabin where he’s been hiding since FSB agents tried and failed to assassinate him with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok four months earlier. To Navalny’s right, investigative journalist Christo Grozev operates some recording equipment. To his left, his unflappable campaign manager cracks her knuckles to relieve the tension. His wife Yulia and their two teenage children are still asleep upstairs.
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Moscow1. Moscow2. Moscow3. Moscow4.
I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen (or ever will see) anything more wild than the telephone scene.
Staggering. Frustrating. Compelling. I hope the whole world sees this.
I introduce to you the 2023 Oscar winner for Best Documentary, nothing will compare. Navalny is a truly shocking, riveting political thriller that even the wildest movies can’t compete with. This is real life, this is the state of free speak in Russia and it can’t be allowed to stand, not only for the sake of Russia but for the sake of the world. One of the best documentaries I’ve seen. Alexei Navalny, a true icon of the people.
Incredibly composed. Thorough without feeling overly explained. Urgent! Gut wrenching!
Plus there’s like two really funny tik toks.
cnn, sponsored by bellingcat, which is funded by u.s. and u.k. intelligence agencies that aided extremists in syria, made a documentary that lionizes a far-right nationalist in russia who proudly enters coalitions with nazis and called muslims cockroaches that need to be exterminated, and liberals are eating it up. don't fall for this blatant propaganda attempt to foment popular support for nato intervention in russia.
here's my favorite tweet from a New York liberal: "That's it. I'm officially in love with Navalny. He loves animals and they love him too. Omg. he's feeding them with carrots <3"
Every time a politician who tries to get elected against another politician who is already established uses this "anti-corruption" and "anti-system" speech, I already become suspicious of his real intentions, since I witnessed and experienced the same thing happen here in Brazil.
I hate Putin with all my might, and I don't think that this should even be up for debate, but this whole documentary seems to be more a political propaganda than anything else.
I just can't swallow, I have issues. Even more coming from a politician who was in protests alongside nazis a few years ago, who in the SAME documentary states that he would be open to dialogue with these people if he became leader of the…
navalny [thick accent]: i prefer call of duty
navalny wife [thick accent]: i prefer chess
navalny daughter [schooled in america, no accent]: i prefer shopping!
Schwierig. Auf der einen Seite brandaktuelles Thema, das noch einmal Licht auf einen der unglaublichsten Politskandale der jüngsten Zeit wirft. Auf der anderen als Doku beinahe überflüssig und als politische Beobachtung gefährlich unreflektiert.
Wer die mediale Berichterstattung über Alexei Navalny ab 2020 auch nur ansatzweise verfolgt hat, erfährt hier nahezu nichts, was eine kurze Googlesuche nicht ebenfalls zu Tage fördern würde. Erstaunlicherweise erfährt man noch am Wenigsten über Navalny selbst, obwohl der fleißig in die Kamera flachst und grinst und selbstsicher den Gegner verhöhnt. Dass keine dieser Gesten echt ist, merkt man schnell, dennoch gelingt der Doku nie der Bruch dieser Fassade.
Viel mehr wirkt die zweistündige Aufarbeitung des Gift-Anschlags und seiner Folgen wie ein Propaganda Piece, ein verklärtes Werbefilmchen…
An astonishing achievement on every level. A testament to the global fight against authoritarianism and the enormous cost it exacts on those involved. Riveting and essential.
Also: the telephone call scene is one of the most extraordinary scenes in any film I’ve ever seen. Unbelievable.
