Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt o... Read allFollows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 17 wins & 34 nominations total
- Self - Alexei's Wife
- (as Yulia Navalny)
- Self - Alexei's Daughter
- (as Dasha Navalny)
- Self - FSB Agent
- (archive footage)
- Self - Co-Host, CNN New Day
- (archive footage)
- Self - Director of the FSB
- (archive footage)
- (as Alexander Bortnikov)
- Self - Alleged FSB Agent
- (archive footage)
- Self - Chancellor of Germany
- (archive footage)
- Self - Chief Doctor of Omsk Hospital No 1
- (archive footage)
- Self - Alleged FSB Agent
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a 2023 interview with GoldDerby, Daniel Roher spoke about a critical moment captured in the film where one of Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoners seems to admit involvement over the phone: "I don't speak a word of Russian, so when we were shooting that scene I didn't really understand the intricacies of what was being said. But just reading the temperature in the room, reading the facial expressions, we understood, despite our language skills, or lack of skills, we knew exactly what was happening. We knew that something explosive was being recorded. I remember filming and Maria Pevchikh's jaw, this is Navalny's chief investigator, she's depicted in the scene. Her jaw unhinges and hits the floor, and in that moment I just remember thinking to myself, 'Just keep shooting. Just keep shooting. Just. Keep. Shooting.'"
- Quotes
Alexei Navalny: Please let it be another movie. Movie #2 - Let's make a thriller out of this movie and in the case that I would be killed let's make a boring movie of memory.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 95th Annual Academy Awards (2023)
Couple of comments: this is the second documentary by Canadian director Daniel Roher, whose prior film "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band" received much acclaim. Here Roher tackles a very different topic: how one man (and his very small entourage) takes on Putin and the Kremlin regime of thugs and murderers. Much of the documentary focuses on the buildup of the attempted murder (in August, 2020) and his return to Moscow 5 months later. Roher seems to have gotten unfettered access, and we get tons of never before seen footage of what day-to-day life is like for someone who could be killed any day by the Kremlin. Navalny's wife is featured extensively as well. Perhaps most stunningly is how a Bulgarian data journalist from Bellingcast pieces together what exactly happened in the leadup to August, 2020. It's like a political thriller movie, except (as Navalny keeps reminding us), "this actually happened". The courage that Navalny shows throughout the film is beyond words. True leadership in the highest order. In other words: the exact opposite of Putin and yes, Trump. PLEASE NOTE: the movie's overall rating showing here on IMDB of just 5.5/10 is grossly misleading. The movie has been rated 10,000 times, undoubtedly very negatively by countless Russian trolls and Trumpist trolls (because, you know, they HATE democracy and they LOVE a good ol' fashioned murderous dictator)., and of course without actually having seen the film. In contrast, all 30 written reviews submitted to date here on IMDb rate this documentary 9/10 or 10/10, and the movie is currently rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, all for very good reason.
"Navalny" premiered last night on CNN, and will soon also start streaming on HBO Max. If you want to get a true understanding of what kind of leadership and courage it takes to stand up against Putin, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
*UPDATE* As I fully expected, "Navaly" is nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar, and I am already going on record that it will also WIN the Oscar. There are several other outstanding documentaries nominated for the Oscar, including "Fire of Love" and "All The Beauty and the Bloodshed", but in the end, "Navalny" resonates more than ever (with Russia's Putin in all all-out, if losing, war against Ukraine).
- paul-allaer
- Apr 24, 2022
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- Untitled Alexei Navalny Documentary
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- Gross worldwide
- $107,186
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- 2.00 : 1