Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 6:06 am (Paris)
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The global release of 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' which exposes Russian war propaganda to primary school students in the Urals, brought the film's director, Pavel Talankin, to public attention. But the Kremlin labeled him a 'foreign agent,' increasing the threats against the filmmaker, now living in exile in Prague.
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 6:06 am (Paris)
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Pavel Talankin, the teacher and central protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary, was added to the 'register of foreign…

Pavel Talankin's film Mr Nobody Against Putin has already won a Bafta, and is now competing for an Oscar.

A court alleges that the documentary promoted "negative attitudes" about the Russian government and the war in Ukraine.

El Gobierno ruso añade al maestro Pável Talankin a su lista de proscritos y le acusa de oponerse a la guerra contra Ucrania

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Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin onto flight from New York