Director Eric Roher MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS
Already available on screens via the Explore streaming platform, the film by Canadian Eric Roher will be visible on Sunday April 9 on French television.
The Oscar for best documentary was awarded overnight from Sunday to Monday at Navalny film by Canadian Eric Roher recounting the events linked to the poisoning of the famous Russian opponent Alexei Navalnybefore he was thrown in prison.
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.
ination attempt
Throughout the documentary, the investigation describes the political rise of Alexeï Navalny which precedes the ination attempt which he barely survived. Behind bars for more than two years, Navalny was arrested on his return to Russia after suffering this serious poisoning which he attributes to the Kremlin. Last March, he was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of“scam” which he considers fictitious.
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The 46-year-old opponent of Vladimir Putin’s regime is jailed outside the town of Vladimir, some 230 kilometers east of Moscow, after a conviction for embezzlement, one of many judgments that Navalny denounced as an attempt to silence him. “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 dissident, Yulia.
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Produced by HBO Max and CNN Films, Navalny had premiered on January 25, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival. The prize for best documentary was awarded to him in February 2023 at the Bafta in London. The film is already available on VOD on the Explore platform.