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Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Name: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Director: David Borenstein
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Pavel Talankin, Vladimir Putin, Roman Abalin, Lavrentiy Beria, Viktor Abakumov

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

2025 · Directed by David Borenstein · 90 min · Documentary · 10 frames

Tagline

The incredible story of an ordinary Russian teacher who exposed Putin's propaganda machine.

Crew

Written by: David Borenstein
Cinematography: Pavel Talankin
Edited by: Nicolaj Monberg, Rebekka Lønqvist
Music: Michal Rataj, Jonas Struck
Produced by: Helle Faber, David Borenstein

Cast

Pavel Talankin as Self
Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage)
Roman Abalin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lavrentiy Beria as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Viktor Abakumov as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leon Trotsky as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dmitry Medvedev as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Kara-Murza as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

Country: Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, United Kingdom
Language: Russian
Studios: Made in Copenhagen, Pink Productions, ZDF, BBC Storyville
Budget: $800,000
Themes: undercover, propaganda, political activism, nonviolent resistance, teacher, brainwashing, war propaganda, school teacher, schoolteacher, communist propaganda

On this film

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