About the film

Westerners may view Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as an undemocratic tyrant, but to many Russians he embodies all the qualities of a strong and charismatic father figure. An entire new generation has been united in the patriotic youth movement Nashi, which seeks to rid Russia of its “enemies”. And quite naturally, these turn out to be anyone who does not support Putin and President Medvedev. Masha, an intelligent 19-year-old, is the spokesperson for Nashi. She once kissed Putin on the cheek, and after that she made no secret of her adoration for this “Napoleon of the Kremlin”. Until she came into contact with members of the liberal opposition, that is. One of them is the critical blogger Oleg Kashin, who compares Nashi with the Hitler Youth movement. Masha finds herself on the horns of a moral dilemma: does Nashi allow enough scope for her own opinions, or must she give herself completely to the will of “the party”?

Wybrane nagrody i festiwale /Selected festivals and awards: 2011 - CPH:DOX Kopenhaga/CPH:DOX Copenhagen, 2011- IDFA/International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, 2012 - MFF Sundance/Sundance IFF