
Khodorkovsky, the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia knowing that he will be imprisoned, once he returns. When I heard about it, I asked myself: why didn't he stay in exile with a couple of billions? Why did he do that? A personal journey to Khodorkovsky.... (Full plot summary below)
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Khodorkovsky, the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia knowing that he will be imprisoned, once he returns. When I heard about it, I asked myself: why didn't he stay in exile with a couple of billions? Why did he do that? A personal journey to Khodorkovsky.
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| New York TimesStephen HoldenThe prisoner rather eloquently portrays himself as a victim of human rights abuse. |
| NPRElla TaylorTuschi has made a docu-thriller of enormous narrative flair and visual smarts. It's a perfect fit for the blend of Greek tragedy, spaghetti Western and judicial farce that defines business and politics in the New Russia. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannTuschi has a sharp sense of tempo and shot composition, and he obviously knows how to ask questions, because he gets good answers. |
| Little White LiesPaul M. BradshawTuschi paints a complex portrait of corrupted power. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThis film is a commanding insight into Putin's Russia. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsTuschi collates the evidence masterfully - TV footage, documents, interviews with ex-colleagues - to substantiate what much of the world is already convinced of. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe documentary is not always fascinating, but Tuschi's ultimate thesis - that Khodorkovsky, who started out a shady businessman, ultimately emerged as a hero, willing to go to jail for his convictions - is a persuasive one. Clearly, the man is a political prisoner. |
| Total FilmJonathan CrockerEdged with cynicism and wit, Tuschi's film can't hide its admiration - but real answers lurk tantalisingly out of reach. |
| indieWireEric KohnWith its subject still behind bars and the Russian government on the brink of reelecting Kremlin's United Russia party, the biggest triumph of Khodorkovsky is the case it makes for a sequel. |
| The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreIt's unlikely to enflame American audiences with less of a stake in Russia's political goings-on, but works as a persuasive portrait of a politically toxic situation. As one of Khodorkovsky's advocates admits to the camera, even capitalists are entitled to human rights. |