Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Oscar nominated, Director & Subject in person)
Details
Join us for this special event at the Roxie - the director David Borenstein and director/subject Pasha Palankin will join in person for a Q&A after the show.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/mwTELjS59t0
Tickets: https://roxie.com/film/mr-nobody-against-putin-oscar-nominated/
Showtime is 5.30 pm, we'll meet around 5 pm at the Roxie box office. Stick around after the show if you'd like to go for dinner and/or drinks.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Pasha Talankin is an unlikely hero—a beloved Russian primary school teacher, known as a mentor and prankster who offers students a safe haven in his office. After Russia invades Ukraine, Pasha’s role in the school changes dramatically as he is reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine. Forced to promote state-sanctioned messages and horrified by the transformation of his school and community, he struggles with guilt and a sense of powerlessness, leading him to become an international whistleblower.
As the school’s videographer, Pasha documents intimate and revealing footage of Putin’s regime, capturing the rise of militarized children’s groups, repressive laws, fervent nationalism, and the recruitment of graduating students to fight in the war. When he learns his own life may be at risk, Pasha is forced to plan a dangerous escape from Russia.