NAWALNY
United States 2022 – Director: Daniel Roher – Original language: English, Russian – Subtitles: English – Length: 99 min.
The Russian opposition figure Alexei Nawalny was poisoned with Novichok in August 2020. Two days after the attempt on his life, he was evacuated to the Charité Hospital in Berlin in a critical condition and he returned to Moscow in January 2021. During this time, the assassination attempt is meticulously reconstructed with the help of Bellingcat’s data analysis. The film of the year! Silvia Bauer
NAWALNY was the opening film 2022 at the 37th DOK.fest München.
Festival director Daniel Sponsel: “When we were able to present the film 2022 at the opening shortly after the Russian army invaded Ukraine, it was already clear to our audience that Navalny is a man who is prepared to risk his life to fight Putin. The fact that he has now actually become a murder victim of Putin's cruel political system has deeply shocked us all. By showing this film, we want to give our audience the opportunity to meet this courageous man once again, whose legacy weighs heavily and will not be forgotten.”
Note
This film contains explicit depictions of police violence.
Biography
Daniel Roher
The Jewish-Canadian documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher founded his film production company right out of high school in 2011. He studied creative writing and film at the Savannah College for Art and Design for three semesters before devoting himself entirely to filmmaking.
Filmography
ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND, CA 2019, 98 min.
GHOSTS OF OUR FOREST, CA/UG 2017, 63 min.
Nominated for the VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international (2022)
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTOR Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
No youth rating
Camera: Niki Waltl. Sound: Marcus Vetter. Editing: Langdon Page, Maya Daisy Hawke. Music: Marius De Vries, Matt Robertson. Production: Fishbowl Films. Producer: Diane Becker & Melanie Miller, Odessa Rae (RaeFilm St.), Shane Boris (Cottage M). Co-Producers: Executive Producers: Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton (CNN Films), Maria Pevchikh Navalny is produced by Odessa Rae of RaeFilm Studios, Diane Becker and Melanie Miller of Fishbowl Films, and Shane Boris of Cottage M.. International Sales: dogwoof.
