March 12, 2023, 23:20 PM
March 12, 2023, 23:20 PM
“Navalny”, a film that delves into the Tragedy of Poisoning of Imprisoned Prominent Russian Oppositionist Alexéi Navalni, won this Sunday with the Oscar for best documentary.
Directed by the Canadian Daniel Roher, the investigation reviews the political rise of Alexéi Navalnithe bombing he narrowly survived and his subsequent imprisonment.
“And there is someone who couldn’t be with us tonight: Russian opposition leaderAlexei Navalny, remains in solitary confinement for what you call, I want to make sure I quote your words correctly, ‘Vladimir Putin’s unjust war of aggression in Ukraine‘” Roher said upon receiving the statuette.
In prison for more than two yearsNavalni, 46, was arrested in Russia on his return from Germany, where he went to be treated for an almost fatal poisoning for which he blames the Kremlin.
last march He was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of “fraud” that he considers to be fictitious.
“My husband is in prison simply because he told the truth. My husband is in jail simply because he defends democracy,” Yulia Navalny, the dissident’s wife, said on Sunday.
Produced by HBO Max and CNN Films, “Navalny” premiered on January 25 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film had already won the award for best documentary in February at the British Bafta.
In winning the Oscar, it triumphed over “All That Breathes,” “Beauty and Pain,” “Fire of Love” and “A House Made of Splinters.”
