Russia bans Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin

Russian court alleges film promotes ‘negative attitudes’ about the Russian government and the war in Ukraine

A Russian court banned the Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin from several streaming platforms on Thursday, alleging it promoted “negative attitudes” about the Russian government and the war in Ukraine.

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.