The Choice

The Yakut shaman Alexander Gabyshev believes that Vladimir Putin is "a product of dark forces," so he went on foot to Moscow to "expel" him. The shaman began his journey alone, but soon his followers began to join him. In Chita, he gathered a large rally. Buryatia was the next region on the path of Gabyshev: mass protests began in Ulan-Ude because of the detention of his supporters. Gabyshev was going to go to Moscow for two years - so as not to rush to communicate along the way with the people. The shaman and his followers moved along the roads, overcame an average of 20 kilometers per day, stayed for the night in tents, sometimes in roadside hotels. Local residents and people passing by went to talk to him, take pictures, help with groceries and money.

A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the daily routine of Russian film critic Anton Dolin at the Cannes Film Festival. Screenings, lunch breaks, interviews, along with chance encounters with colleagues, fans, and renowned directors.

The documentary about the Ukrainian Aidar battalion was filmed in a single 80-minute sequence.

The history of the struggle of the "refuseniks" Jews in the USSR for freedom, told through the "love story" of Natan and Avital Scharansky.

When Maria Alekhina and other members of the Pussy Riot group were tried for an action in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Orthodox activist Dmitry Enteo strongly advocated punishing the girls. Now Alekhina and Enteo spend a lot of time together. Last week, with activists from The Other Russia, they went to the Ministry of Justice to conduct a public Bible reading — as a demonstration of their constitutional right to read the Holy Scriptures (and any other books) in public — without permission from officials.

A former neo-Buddhist who has become an ardent defender of Orthodox values, Dmitry Enteo riveted public attention after performing several eccentric actions on himself. He calls himself an orthodox ‘actionist’ and gathered a movement of Orthodox activists around himself called ’God’s Will’.

March of mothers on rainy Moscow in defense of girls from the "New Greatness" Anna Pavlikova and Maria Dubovik and their transfer from a pre-trial detention center under house arrest.

A modern-day shaman sets out across Siberia to Moscow on a God-given mission to exorcise the demon in the Kremlin - Vladimir Putin. On his 8000km journey he is gradually joined by others. How will the Russian authorities react? A Shaman’s Tale is a road movie about political repression in modern Russia.