Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival Screens ‘Navalny’ In Honor Of Russia’s Fallen Pro-Democratic Reformer
deadline.comAlexei Navalny’s sacrifice for democracy is being recognized in the place where the concept of government by the people first flourished.
Greece’s Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival programmed the documentary Navalny in honor of the Russian opposition leader and democratic reformer, who died in an Arctic prison in northern Russia on February 16.
The film directed by Daniel Roher won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature almost exactly a year ago. Navalny examines the anti-corruption crusader’s effort to investigate an incident in 2020 in which he fell grievously ill after being secretly dosed with the neurotoxin Novichok.
With help from a Bulgarian investigative journalist, Navalny determined the assassination plot had been implemented by Kremlin agents.
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