Russian court docket bans Oscar-winning documentary ‘Mr. No person In opposition to Putin’

A Russian Court docket banned the Oscar-winning documentary “Mr. No person In opposition to Putin” from a number of streaming platforms on Thursday (March 26, 2026), alleging it promoted “destructive attitudes” in regards to the Russian Authorities and the battle in Ukraine.

The movie paperwork pro-war propaganda classes delivered at a faculty in Russia’s Chelyabinsk area, utilizing two years of footage secretly filmed and smuggled in another country by the college’s videographer.

Russia’s Kremlin-appointed human rights council complained in regards to the movie final week, saying that “photos of minors had been used with out acquiring the consent of their mother and father”.

In a ruling on Thursday (March 26, 2026), a court docket within the Chelyabinsk area declared that the movie promoted “terrorism” and “destructive attitudes towards the present authorities”, Russia’s unbiased Sotavision information outlet reported.

The court docket additionally objected to the movie displaying a “white-blue-white” flag, an emblem that some members of Russia’s opposition use to protest the battle in Ukraine however that’s banned in Russia as “extremist”.

The court docket banned the film — which gained Finest Documentary on the Oscars earlier this month — from three Russian streaming platforms, Sotavision reported, publishing an audio recording of the Decide talking in court docket.

It’s the first identified transfer to make use of the courts to limit entry to the movie — bootleg copies of that are broadly out there on-line — inside Russia.

Since launching its full-scale navy assault on Ukraine 4 years in the past, the Kremlin has suppressed opposition to the battle.

Authorities have sought to rally assist for the Ukraine battle within the training system, amending college curriculums to advertise the Kremlin’s narrative in regards to the offensive.

The movie’s protagonist, Pavel Talankin, fled Russia in 2024.