Extremist

Directed by Aleksandr Molochnikov · Starring Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Liliyan Malkina, Artur Smolyaninov · 2025

A reinterpretation of the small act of protest against the invasion of Ukraine that led to the imprisonment of Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko.

A quietly gripping true story of how one tiny act of dissent became a crime in modern Russia.

Alexander Molochnikov’s short film reinterprets a protest that called attention to the invasion of Ukraine, and led to the imprisonment of Sasha Skochilenko, a young Russian artist, in 2023.

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