"The film documents pro-war propaganda lessons delivered at a school in Russia's Chelyabinsk region, using two years of footage secretly filmed and smuggled out of the country by the school's videographer, Pavel Talankin."
"The court also objected to the film displaying a white-blue-white flag, a symbol that some members of Russia's opposition use to protest against the war in Ukraine but that is banned in Russia as extremist."
"The court banned the movie which won best documentary at the Oscars earlier this month and best documentary at the Baftas in February from three Russian streaming platforms."
A Russian court prohibited the Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin from streaming platforms, claiming it incited negative sentiments towards the government and the Ukraine war. The film features secret footage of pro-war propaganda lessons in a Chelyabinsk school, showing children learning about denazification and participating in military activities. The court's ruling also criticized the use of a banned opposition symbol in the film. This marks the first legal action to restrict access to the documentary, amidst broader efforts by the Kremlin to suppress dissent regarding the war.
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