The turbulent life of Pavel Talankin, the Oscar-winning director in the Russian government's crosshairs
- Posted on April 18, 2026
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The turbulent life of Pavel Talankin, the Oscar-winning director in the Russian government's crosshairs
The worldwide release of 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' which exposes Russian war propaganda from the inside to students at a school in the Urals, brought the film's director, Pavel Talankin, to public attention. In mid-March, his Oscar for best documentary made him famous. But the Kremlin labeled him a 'foreign agent, increasing the threats and discredit against this filmmaker, now living in exile in Prague.