Teachers and educators are vital to the ecosystem of society.
So what happens when teachers are compromised by the government?
What happens when a teacher must follow a strict curriculum laden with political propaganda?
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What Is ‘Mr.
Nobody Against Putin’ About?
Directed byDaniel Borensteinand Pasha Talankin,Mr.
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In Karabash, located in the industrial heart of Russia, the average life expectancy is 38.
But, for Pasha, it’s home, and he loves it.
He’s very much a nonconformist.
Nobody Against Putin' Shows the Lives of Day-to-Day Russians
In the beginning,Mr.
Nobody Against Putinis somewhat lighthearted.
But, as he points out, loving your country also means admitting when there is a problem.
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It would all be funny if he wasn’t molding the minds of children.
Pavel’s fierce admiration of Stalin’s regime and Putin’s is in direct opposition to Pasha’s.
While Pasha must escape Russia afterMr.
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Documenting what happens in the school feels like Pasha’s way of protestingagainst this suffocating wave of change.
Nobody Against Putin' Touches on the Russian Cost of the Ukrainian Invasion
Notably,one flaw ofMr.
Nobody Against Putinis the lack of exploration into the Ukrainian side of the invasion.
In2000 Meters, we watch as Ukrainian soldiers attack and attempt to take back their land against Russian forces.
The worst part ofMr.
Despite the joys of school graduation, the film inevitably has the shadow of death lingering over it.
While the plight of Ukraine is undeniably horrific,Mr.
Nobody Against Putinshows a very real cost and the damaging ripple effect this invasion will have on Russian civilians.
