The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes

Name: The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-06-25
Duration: 2 h 32 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Viktoria Apanasenko, Anna Avramenko, Katerina Bashkina-Zlenko

2016
2h 32m

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7.1/10

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The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes (2016)

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What started as a docu-drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, became an investigation of a m... Read allWhat started as a docu-drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, became an investigation of a massive hoax and an unprecedented international cover-up.The Magnitsky Case in the version ... Read allWhat started as a docu-drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, became an investigation of a massive hoax and an unprecedented international cover-up.The Magnitsky Case in the version of the financier Bill Browder became the basis for laws and sanctions targeting Russian po... Read all

Director
- Andrey Nekrasov
Writers
- Torstein Grude
- Andrey Nekrasov
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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

161

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Director
- Andrey Nekrasov
Writers
- Torstein Grude
- Andrey Nekrasov
Stars

9User reviews

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Trivia
When French MEP Nicolas Bay spoke about this film in the European Parliament, after Bill Browder had given his standard version, and asked Browder if he would debate with Andrei Nekrasov, Browder went into a manic tirade, accusing both Bay and Nekrasov to be "FSB" agents and disparaged the award winning film maker's other work. No actual refutation of the content. Nekrasov's portrayal of Browder seems to have been highly accurate.

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10/10

True journalism you don't see these days. Any journalists should watch this documentary.

You don't see these details of due diligence journalism in the current polarisation climate. Nekrasov questions himself and his persistence of seeking the truths on both sides of the story should be the prime example for every journalist.

Ironically, Nekrasov is a human right advocated journalist and he finds out how these oligarchs have hijacked the 'human right' to cover their dirty works.

Also this documentary alone should be awarded with Oscar. However, Hollywood is propaganda organisation with it's own political agenda.