The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes (2016)

What started as a drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, has become a real life ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrey Nekrasov

Writers:

Torstein Grude, Andrey Nekrasov

Stars:

Viktoria Apanasenko, Anna Avramenko, Yekaterina Bashkina

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Viktoria Apanasenko	...	Reception / Hermitage Capital
Anna Avramenko	...	Herself
Yekaterina Bashkina	...	Magnitsky's wife
Marieluise Beck	...	Herself
Oleksandr Berezhok	...	Kuznetsov (as Alexander Berezhok)
Danila Bochkov	...	Nikita, Magnitsky's youngest son
Irina Bondarenko	...	Office colleague / Hermitage Capital
Bill Browder	...	Himself
Igor Bukhaltsev	...	Russian cop
Olesya Chechelnitskaya	...	Woman neighbour
Viktor Daniluk	...	Alexey Mitrofanov / Russian deputy
Ivan Doan	...	Jamison (as John Deryl)
Sergey Dolina	...	Vsevolod Chaplin
Irada Dzhafarova	...	Prison doctor
Alexander Gerasimchuk	...	Real estate agent

Storyline

What started as a drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, has become a real life investigation of contradicting versions of the crime. The Magnitsky Case is central for the policy of blacklisting bad guys from Putin's Russia ("Magnitsky List"), which was then adopted by the West in retaliation for Russia's actions in Ukraine. Shockingly for the film's director, dissident and Putin basher Andrei Nekrasov, the official Western story turns out to have serious flaws.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Vimeo on Demand site Piraya Film

Country:

Finland Denmark Norway

Language:

German French English Russian

Release Date:

25 June 2016 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Akte Magnitski - Hinter den Kulissen

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 8,869,247 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Illume Oy,Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK),Piraya Film A/S

Technical Specs

Runtime:

152 min 125 min (cut)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

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.