OF CARAVAN AND THE DOGS

Putin had been preparing his country for the big war long before it started. Since 2012, a series of repressive laws were passed, labelling everyone who publicly disagreed with the official narrative as „foreign agent“. In these circumstances, a group of independent Russian media and activists are trying to resist and continue their work. Right after the invasion their work becomes virtually impossible. Shot during one decisive year, before and after the invasion, the new film by fearless filmmaker Askold Kurov („THE TRIAL – The State of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov“, „Children 404“) portrays the last defenders of democracy in Russia and gives a glimpse of hope for another future.

FESTIVALS and upcoming Premieres: FIFDH, CPH:DOX, One World Prague, Movies That Matter, Dok.Fest Munich, Krakow IFF

Askold Kurov was born in the Uzbek SSR and has lived in Russia since 1991. He studied theatre studies, philology and theology in Moscow. He completed his film studies in 2010. In 2019, he was awarded the Willy Brandt Documentary Film Prize.