In Russia, criticizing the war in Ukraine or Vladimir Putin’s regime has become a crime. Thousands of ordinary citizens are being arrested, tried, and imprisoned. They are called “Politzek”: political prisoners. Filmed clandestinely over the course of more than a year, Politzek gives a platform to those who, despite the fear, continue to speak out against Putin’s repressive Russia. Through the intersecting stories of a teenager sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the government on social media, a young artist jailed for placing anti-war stickers, a human rights activist, and two theater directors facing Kafkaesque trials, the film unveils the machinery of state repression in Russia. With rare footage, broken yet unyielding voices, this is a story of silenced resistance.

• DirectorManon Loizeau
• Release9 September 2025
• Genre
  Documentary / Drama
• Duration1h 30m
• Budget?
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  8.0
  1 reviews
• Productions

  Clin d'oeil Films, Wildbird Films, Shelter Prod, France Télévisions, DW, RTBF, VRT, SWR, BABEL Doc, Mediawan Rights