Imprisoned Alexei Navalny Learns Documentary About Him Wins Oscar
etcanada.comImprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny learned Monday from his lawyer that a film detailing his poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for best documentary feature.
The 46-year-old politician was attending a court hearing via video link from the prison when his attorney broke the news to him about the documentary, “Navalny”, by director Daniel Roher, according to his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh.
She called it “the most remarkable announcement of an (Oscar) win in history.” Yarmysh did not report what Navalny’s initial reaction was to the Oscar win. READ MORE: Oscars 2023 Complete List Of Winners: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Wins Big According to Yarmysh, Navalny faced a court hearing in Kovrov, a town near the prison in the Vladimir region east of Moscow.
President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic participated in the hearing on a complaint he filed against Russian penitentiary officials.
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