Notes of a True Criminal

Notes of a True Criminal (2025)

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Rodnyansky was sentenced in absentia by a Russian court to 8.5 years in prison for his anti-war stance. In his film, Rodnyansky contemplates key events in Ukraine’s history and how they have affected him and his family.

Date of release
2025-09-03
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Alexander Rodnyansky, Andriy Alferov

Interesting facts

Notes of a True Criminal is a 2025 documentary film directed by Alexander Rodnyansky and Andriy Alferov. It follows Rodnyansky's own personal history intertwined with Ukraine tumultuous recent history.

Production

An American-Ukrainian co-production, the film marked Alexander Rodnyansky's return to documentary form after a 31-years-long hiatus. The title ironically alludes to his being sentenced in absentia by a Russian court to 8.5 years in prison for his outspoken criticism of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

An exploration of about 80 years of Ukrainian history intertwined with Rodnyansky's family history, it uses archival footage alongside material from documentaries he shot during the early phase of his career. Rodnyansky described it as "the most personal film of my life" and funded it personally.

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