Manon LOIZEAU
Манон ЛУАЗО
Manon LOIZEAU
Yekaterina MAMONTOVA
Екатерина МАМОНТОВА
Ekaterina MAMONTOVA
France / Belgium, 2025, 90mn 
documentary
Politzek: Golosa, brosayushchiye vyzov Kremlyu
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Политзек: Голоса, бросающие вызов Кремлю

 

 Politzek, the voices that challenge the Kremlin

 Politzek, les voix qui défient le Kremlin

 
Directed by : Manon LOIZEAU (Манон ЛУАЗО), Yekaterina MAMONTOVA (Екатерина МАМОНТОВА)
Cinematography : Yekaterina MAMONTOVA (Екатерина МАМОНТОВА)
Other persons :
Scénario: Sacha KOULAEVA
Companies : Babel Doc, Coproduction: Deutsche Welle, RTBF, VRT, SWR
 

Plot synopsis
In Russia, criticizing the war in Ukraine or Vladimir Putin's regime has become a crime.
Thousands of ordinary citizens are arrested, tried, and imprisoned. They are called the "Politzek": political prisoners. Filmed clandestinely over nearly a year, Politzek: Voices That Challenge the Kremlin gives voice to those who, despite fear, refuse and denounce Vladimir Putin's repressive Russia.
Through the intersecting stories of a teenager sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the government on social media, a young artist imprisoned for labeling the war, a human rights activist, and a theater director facing Kafkaesque trials, the film deciphers the repressive machinery of the Russian state.
Rare images, broken but resilient voices, and a profoundly human story of stifled resistance.
 

commentaries
Politzek, les voix qui défient le Kremlin” : un documentaire admirable filmé en secret pour pouvoir exister, Isabelle POITTE, Telerama, 2025
Dans «Politzek, les voix qui défient le Kremlin», Ekaterina Mamontova plonge dans la nuit sans fin des opposants russes, Veronika DORMAN, Libération, 2025
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Artdocfest / International, Different cities (World), 2026

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