MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
Pavel Talankin & David Borenstein / 2025 / 90' / Denmark, Czech Republic
Pasha is an ordinary teacher in a small Russian town. He works at the same school he once attended as a child and is fully dedicated to teaching. His students adore him for being creative, playful, and different from his strict colleagues. But after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, everything at school begins to change. Putin imposes a new direction – one where the curriculum becomes militarized and propaganda seeps into classrooms, aiming to erase critical thinking altogether. Unable to accept the new system, Pasha begins secretly documenting what’s happening under the guise of being a videographer, exposing how the war infiltrates everyday school life. When he realizes he’s about to be exposed and his life is in danger, he starts planning his escape from Russia.
Pavel Talankin will be in Bulgaria at the invitation of the Single Step Foundation and the screening is organized by the Foundation in partnership with Sofia Documental.
25.09, 18:30, CINEMA HOUSE: SCREENING + Q&A WITH OSCAR-WINNER PAVEL TALANKIN
Official selection: Sundance FF, 2026 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Presented in partnership with Single Step Foundation