# My Undesirable Friends: Part II, Exile Review

> Julia Loktev's six-hour wartime journalism epic follows Russian dissidents fleeing Ukraine after Putin's invasion.
- Title: My Undesirable Friends: Part II, Exile Review · IndieWire
- Summary: Julia Loktev's six-hour wartime journalism epic follows Russian dissidents fleeing Ukraine after Putin's invasion. Julia Loktev's film shows Russian…
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- Source: IndieWire — https://indiewire.com/criticism/movies/my-undesirable-friends-part-ii-exile-review-julia-loktev-1235220572
- Author: Ryan Lattanzio
- Published: 2026-10-07T15:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: julia loktev, my undesirable friends, exile, russian dissidents, putin invasion, ukraine, wartime journalism, entertainment, culture
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Julia Loktev's film shows Russian dissidents reevaluating guilt over leaving Russia after Putin's invasion of Ukraine.