Navalny, the 2023 documentary Oscar, does not please Vladimir Putin
Left to right: Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Malanie Miller, and Shane Boris pose with the 2023 Best Documentary Oscar given to Navalny. AFP/Getty/Mike Coppola
The film by Canadian Daniel Roher, awarded in Los Angeles this night, looks back on the attempted poisoning of the opponent in the Kremlin. It irritates Moscow, which sees in this award an attempt to “politicize” the seventh art.
The Oscar for best documentary was awarded on Sunday to Navalny , a film recounting the events linked to the poisoning of the famous imprisoned Russian opponent. A work available on Explore, the first streaming service developed by Mediawan entirely dedicated to the documentary genre. And which will also be visible on Sunday April 9 (9 p.m.) on Paris-Premieresince the channel has just acquired the broadcasting rights for French television.
Faced with this reward, the Kremlin sees it as an attempt to “politicize” the seventh art. Conducted by Canadian Daniel Roher, this survey describes the political rise ofAlexei Navalnythe assassination attempt which he barely survived and his subsequent imprisonment.
Upon receiving the statuette, Daniel Roher said: “And there is someone who could not be with us this evening, Alexei Navalny, the leader of the Russian opposition, remains in solitary confinement because of what he calls, I want to be sure to quote his words correctly: “Vladimir Putin’s unjust war of aggression in Ukraine”“.
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The Kremlin, for its part, accused Hollywood of wantingpoliticize” the seventh art. “Even though I haven’t seen the movie, I guess there is some element of a politicization of the subjectKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. And driving the point home, he immediately added: “Hollywood itself does not hesitate, sometimes, to proceed to a politicization of its works.”
Imprisoned for more than two years, Alexei Navalny was arrested on his return to Russia after suffering this serious poisoning which he attributes to the Kremlin despite the denials of Russian power. Last March, he was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of “scam» which he considers fictitious. “My husband is in prison simply because he told the truth. My husband is in prison simply because he defends democracy“Launched Sunday the wife of the opponent, Loulia.
Produced by HBO Max and CNN Films, Navalny premiered on January 25, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival.
The prize for best documentary was already awarded to him in February 2023 at the Bafta in London.
Available on VOD on the Explore platform.
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