David Borenstein’s Mr. Nobody Against Putin chronicles a Russian school videographer (Pavel Talankin) and his documentation of the propaganda handed down to students following its invasion of Ukraine. It won a World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award from Sundance after its premiere there back in January.
With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 79 Metacritic, Nobody awaits stateside distribution. If it makes the 2025 release calendar, it could certainly contend for Doc Feature. I do wonder if 2000 Meters to Andriivka, also covering the Russia-Ukraine war on the battlefield and not the classroom, will fill that so-called slot among the five nominees. There could be room for two, but I’d give Andriivka the edge. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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