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My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow

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Julia Loktev documents independent journalists in Moscow facing government crackdown as Russia invades Ukraine, capturing their fight for speech amid risks of being branded "foreign agents" and the country's drift towards authoritarianism.

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Siddhant Adlakha Variety At nearly five-and-a-half hours, it yields stark, realistic hues and a surprising intimacy seldom seen in political documentaries. Mar 23, 2025 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter Perhaps a leaner two-hour version would have yielded something more dynamic, though the point of My Undesirable Friends isn’t to entertain us, but to capture every detail of a democratic movement that was doomed to fail. Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine In a strange and very sad way, the Ukraine invasion gives Julia Loktev’s movie its sense of purpose. Rated: 3/4 Oct 7, 2024 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest As a movie, it’s enormously engrossing, but as a witness to history, “My Undesirable Friends” is truly essential. Feb 24, 2025 Full Review Luke Hicks The Film Stage Through Loktev’s run-and-gun immersion in their world, we begin to understand how the groundwork is laid to propagandize and miseducate the masses, a huge swath of whom see straight through it. Rated: B+ Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez The Movie Buff Each chapter that Loktev frames is robust. It grows in urgency as it runs its course. Rated: B+ Oct 14, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Julia Loktev

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Julia Loktev

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Julia Loktev

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Michael Taylor

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Synopsis Julia Loktev documents independent journalists in Moscow facing government crackdown as Russia invades Ukraine, capturing their fight for speech amid risks of being branded "foreign agents" and the country's drift towards authoritarianism.
Director
Julia Loktev
Producer
Julia Loktev
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Russian
Runtime
5h 24m