Russian Court Blocks Oscar-Winning Documentary Over Anti-Government Claims

A Russian court don block one Oscar-winning documentary wey dem call “Mr Nobody Against Putin” from showing for multiple streaming platforms. Dem talk say the film dey show negative things about the government and the war wey Russia dey fight for Ukraine. The documentary dey show how one school for Chelyabinsk region dey use class time to spread pro-war propaganda, and the footage wey dem use, one school videographer record am secretly for almost two years before e manage smuggle am comot from Russia. The Russian human rights council wey the Kremlin appoint raise wahala last week say the documentary show pikin dem face without their parents’ consent. The court talk say the film dey promote terrorism and also show one white-blue-white flag wey opposition people dey use take protest against the Ukraine war — that flag don already dey banned for Russia as ‘extremist.’ Because of the ruling, the movie don disappear from at least three local streaming platforms, but people still dey share bootleg copies online. The movie win Best Documentary for the Oscars this same month. Since Russia start full military attack for Ukraine four years ago, the government don dey silence anybody wey talk against the war or criticize government actions. Authorities even change school curriculum to make students support the war. The main person for the documentary, Pavel Talankin, don flee Russia since 2024. The case show how the government don dey tighten control on information and film expression inside the country.