What begins as an intimate portrait of Russian independent journalists facing persecution by Putin’s regime takes a drastic turn when Russia starts a full-scale war in Ukraine and the journalists are all forced into exile. The film offers a front row seat to how authoritarianism impacts the lives of those who resist, which becomes all the more globally relevant every day.

Directed and produced by Soviet-born American filmmaker Julia Loktev (The Loneliest Planet, Day Night Day Night) My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow and universally hailed as a masterful cinematic achievement, the film had its world premiere at New York Film Festival and its international premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2025.