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Antidote

Synopsis

A deeply immersed and urgent film that reveals the cost of standing up to Vladimir Putin and telling the truth about modern Russia. It follows a whistleblower from inside Russia's poison programme as he attempts to escape, a prominent political activist who is poisoned twice and now stands trial for treason, and the man exposing Putin's murder machine as he is forced to go on the run himself.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024 - Documentary Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Rome Film Festival 2024 - European premiere
Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025
Official Selection Hot Docs International Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
86 min
Director
James Jones
Producer
James Jones
Executive Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous, Hamish Fergusson, Jenny Raskin, Andrew Ruhemann
Editor
Rupert Houseman
Director of Photography
Edgar Dubrovskiy, Jean-Louis Schuller
Sound
James Jones
Music
Uno Helmersson
Production Executive
Tom Cross

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Passion Pictures

County House
33-34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN

Sales Company

Submarine Entertainment

Josh Braun

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