As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
Cast
Pavel Talankin
Self
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Roman Abalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lavrentiy Beria
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Viktor Abakumov
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leon Trotsky
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dmitry Medvedev
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
David Borenstein
Director, Writer, Producer
Pavel Talankin
Co-Director, Director of Photography
Nicolaj Monberg
Editor
Rebekka Lønqvist
Editor
Katya Kize
Assistant Director
Lucie Kon
Executive Producer
Helle Faber
Executive Producer, Producer
Radovan Síbrt
Executive Producer, Co-Producer
Alžběta Karásková
Executive Producer, Co-Producer
David Dugan
Executive Producer
Petra Dobešová
Co-Producer
Peter Schultz
Sound Designer
Teis Sysvig
Sound Designer
Kevin Bavnhøj
Sound Designer
Michal Rataj
Original Music Composer
Jonas Struck
Original Music Composer
Christina Alsing
Production Manager
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