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My Undesirable Friends: Part II, Exile Review
Julia Loktev's six-hour wartime journalism epic follows Russian dissidents fleeing Ukraine after Putin's invasion.
In brief
Julia Loktev's six-hour wartime journalism epic follows Russian dissidents fleeing Ukraine after Putin's invasion. Julia Loktev's film shows Russian dissidents reevaluating guilt over leaving Russia after Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Originally reported by IndieWire.
My Undesirable Friends Part II
Julia Loktev's film follows russian dissidents after their news channel collapsed during russia's invasion of ukraine.
Dissidents flee russia
The staff, mostly women, were labeled foreign agents by the kremlin for critical news before fleeing ukraine.
Exile and guilt
Dissidents now spread across eastern and western europe, reevaluating guilt over leaving russia and its actions.
“It took him starting a war for us to understand that this is fascism”
Wartime journalism
The film documents their struggle to rebuild media networks while confronting moral responsibility after fleeing russia.
Exile consequences
Dissidents face accusations of espionage as they recontextualize russia under putin's fascist-imperialist regime.
In short
Julia Loktev's film shows Russian dissidents reevaluating guilt over leaving Russia after Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
