Daniel Roher's documentary gains astonishing access to Alexei Navalny, his criticism of Putin, and the investigation into the attempt on his life.
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Sundance adds Navalny from Toronto-born director Daniel Roher as the final title in the festival's U.S. Documentary Competition.
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“You are going to roam the Russian border zone with a bunch of cameras? GOOD IDEA.” Travels between Latvia and Russia weave a Latvian-Canadian photographer into a landscape of past and present.
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