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  • Our New President (2017)
    Review preview for Our New President

    Pozdorovkin isn't trying to present new information here and there is very little context provided, but it is not so much what is being shown as the sheer weight of material.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Collage film showing Russian propaganda surrounding the US presidential election of Donald Trump.
  • Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
    Review preview for Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

    What does become difficult here is balance, in part because many of Pussy Riot's critics are so aggressive as to make their case for them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary telling the story of both a band and a message, of a court case and in effect the trial of the entire Russian nation.

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