Antidote

Antidote

2024 · 89 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

With extraordinary access and urgent storytelling, Antidote anchors its timely narrative on whistleblowers and activists who have worked to uncover Vladimir Putin’s deadly regime — and are now facing dangerous and fatal consequences for their courageous actions.

Directed by James Jones

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