Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fierce critic, Alexei Navalny, has died in a Russian prison colony in the Arctic Circle, nearly four years after surviving a military nerve agent poisoning. After recovering, he returned to Russia, only to to get arrested and ordered to serve 19 years on extremism charges, a conviction widely perceived as politically malicious.
In 2022, a documentary following his 2020 assassination attempt won the Best Documentary Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. A terrifying exploration of the Russian opposition leader’s uncovering of the truth, as well as offering a longer, harder look at all the lethal risks he was willing to take, the documentary film is Navalny’s final message to the world.
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Where to watch Navalny documentary in Australia?
To watch the now chilling documentary, Navalny, Australia has DocPlay streaming the movie on demand.
You can also stream the docufilm on SBS On Demand, which will remain on the free service for two months.
| Streaming Service | Available now? |
|---|---|
| Navalny | Yes – with DocPlay free trial |
| SBS On Demand | Yes – with SBS On Demand account |
Navalny Australia streaming release date
Navalny premiered last 25 January 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival. In Australia, you can stream the documentary on DocPlay and SBS On Demand.
| Documentary | Running Time | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|
| Navalny (2022) | 1h 38m | 7.7/10 |
Watch Aleksei Navalny documentary on DocPlay
Navalny follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the attempt on his life in 2020. This acclaimed yet terrifying documentary enters the world of fiction, chronicling events and showing the most jaw-dropping things you could only imagine to see in a far fetched spy thriller.
As of this writing, the documentary film is available to watch on DocPlay.
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What is the Navalny documentary about?
On 20th August 2020, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s political foe Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent.
This 2022 documentary film by Canadian director Daniel Roher chronicles Navalny’s political rise, the events related to his assassination attempt, as well as his own investigation into his poisoning. Navalny had repeatedly accused President Putin, although the government denied involvement.
Providing unrivalled access to Navalny and his inner circle, the documentary offers a tense and absorbing look at the workings of Russia’s most vocal opposition leader and his real-life fight against corruption. After surviving the assassination and recovering in Germany, Navalny returned to Russia only to be arrested.
The Navalny film first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival early last year where it won the Audience Award and Festival Favorite Award. It further gained mainstream recognition after subsequent successes at this year’s Academy Awards, Critics’ Choice, and BAFTA.
In a shocking news, Navalny has died on 16 February 2024 in an Arctic prison. He was 46.
Aleksei Navalny documentary trailer
In the 2022 documentary about Aleksei Navalny, he was asked what his message to people would be if he was killed. Here’s his message:
Who appears in the Navalny film?
Alexei Navalny himself appeared in the movie with filming beginning shortly after he came out of a coma.
Yulia Navalnaya, Russian public figure, economist, and Navalny’s wife, is also in the movie, alongside other members of Navalny’s inner circle; anti-corruption activist Maria Pevchikh, journalist Christo Grozev, and chief of staff for Navalny’s 2018 presidential campaign Leonid Volkov.
Other Alexei Navalny documentaries to watch
Another documentary about Navalny, The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill, is also streaming on DocPlay.
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