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Oscar-Nominated Producer Alexander Rodnyansky Receives 8.5-Year Prison Sentence in Moscow Court for Anti-War Statements
The two-time Oscar nominee, who has been an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine, accused the Kremlin of trying to 'instill fear.'
Two-time Academy Award nominee Alexander Rodnyansky(“Leviathan,” “Loveless”) was sentenced in absentia to 8.5 years in prison by a Moscow court on Monday, with the producer accusing Russian authorities of attempting to “instill more fear” among critics of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. “The decision of the Moscow court is meant to instill more fear in the Russian film community and prevent them from publicly criticizing either the unjust war in Ukraine or Vladimir Putin personally,” he said. After launching a prolific media career in Kyiv that saw him directing documentaries and founding Ukraine’s first independent TV network, Rodnyansky went on to become one of the most influential producers in Russia.
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