Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025)

Mr. Nobody mod Putin

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

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.

Date of release
2025-06-06
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (155)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Director
David Borenstein

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Karabash
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 2. Including: BAFTA Award for Best Documentary; Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film

Mr Nobody Against Putin is a 2025 documentary film directed by David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin. It follows Talankin in his job at a school in Karabash, a poor mining town near the Ural Mountains. While recording his students, Talankin also documents the Putin administration's moves to control public perception during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

Production

Mr Nobody Against Putin was directed by David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin. The co-production partners are ZDF/Arte and the BBC, with additional support from the Danish Film Institute and the Czech Audiovisual Fund. The film was produced by Borenstein, Helle Faber for 'Made in Copenhagen' (Denmark), Radovan Síbrt, and Alžběta Karásková for PINK (Czech Republic). Post-production was done by Prague's UPP studio.

Lucie Kon is the BBC's commissioning editor and an executive producer, who oversaw the project and was crucial in providing the initial funding from the BBC. She also advised on the critical safety and security protocols required to get the sensitive undercover footage out of Russia. She facilitated the collaboration between the filmmakers and various international partners.

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