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{{Infobox film
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}{{Infobox film
| name = Navalny
| image = Navalny film.webp
| image = Navalny film.webp
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Daniel Roher]]
| director = [[Daniel Roher]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| producer = Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, [[Maria Pevchikh]], Alexandra Hannibal <ref>{{Cite web|last=Fienberg|first=Daniel|last2=Fienberg|first2=Daniel|date=2022-01-26|title=‘Navalny’: Film Review {{!}} Sundance 2022|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/navalny-review-1235081209/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Odessa Rae]]
| distributor = [[HBO Max]], [[CNN+]]
* Diane Becker
| released = {{Film date|2022}}
* Melanie Miller
| language = English
* [[Shane Boris]]
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Alexei Navalny]]
* [[Yulia Navalnaya]]
* [[Maria Pevchikh]]
* [[Christo Grozev]]
* [[Leonid Volkov (politician)|Leonid Volkov]]
}}
| cinematography = Niki Waltl
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Maya Daisy Hawke
* Langdon Page
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
* [[Marius de Vries]]
* Matt Robertson
* Anna Drubich
}}
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Cottage M
* Fishbowl Films
* RaeFilm Studios
* [[CNN Films]]
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
* [[Fathom Events]]<ref name="BOM"/>
}}
| released = {{Film date|2022|01|25|[[2022 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2022|4|11|United States}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| language = {{Plainlist|
* Russian
* English
}}
| budget =
| gross = $106,399<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt17041964/ | title=Navalny }}</ref>
}}
}}


'''Navalny''' is an upcoming [[documentary film]], directed by [[Daniel Roher]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-26|title='Everyone was freaking out': Navalny novichok film made in secret premieres at Sundance|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/everyone-was-freaking-out-navalny-novichok-film-made-in-secret-premieres-at-sundance|date=26 January 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Owen|last1=Gleiberman|access-date=2022-01-26|title='Navalny' Review: A Must-See Documentary About the Anti-Putin Freedom Fighter Who Has Become the Conscience of Russia|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/navalny-review-alexei-navalny-vladimir-putin-1235163437/|date=26 January 2022}}</ref> The film revolves around [[Russian opposition]] leader [[Alexey Navalny]] and events related to [[Poisoning of Alexei Navalny|his poisoning]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Daniel|last1=Fienberg|access-date=2022-01-26|title='Navalny': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/navalny-review-1235081209/|date=26 January 2022}}</ref> It was produced by [[HBO Max]] and [[CNN Films]]. The film premiered on 25 January 2022 at [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=The Moscow|last1=Times|access-date=2022-01-26|title=Navalny Poisoning Documentary to Premiere at Sundance|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/01/25/navalny-poisoning-documentary-to-premiere-at-sundance-a76138|date=25 January 2022|website=The Moscow Times}}</ref>
'''''Navalny''''' is a 2022 American [[documentary film]] directed by [[Daniel Roher]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-26|title='Everyone was freaking out': Navalny novichok film made in secret premieres at Sundance|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/everyone-was-freaking-out-navalny-novichok-film-made-in-secret-premieres-at-sundance|date=26 January 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Owen|last1=Gleiberman|access-date=2022-01-26|title='Navalny' Review: A Must-See Documentary About the Anti-Putin Freedom Fighter Who Has Become the Conscience of Russia|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/navalny-review-alexei-navalny-vladimir-putin-1235163437/|date=26 January 2022}}</ref> The film revolves around [[Russian opposition]] leader [[Alexei Navalny]] and events related to [[Poisoning of Alexei Navalny|his poisoning]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Daniel|last1=Fienberg|access-date=2022-01-26|title='Navalny': Film Review| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/navalny-review-1235081209/|date=26 January 2022}}</ref> It was produced by [[HBO Max]] and [[CNN Films]]. The film premiered on January 25, 2022 at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], where it received critical and audience acclaim and won the Audience Award in the US Documentary competition and the Festival Favorite Award.<ref>{{cite web|first1=The Moscow|last1=Times|access-date=2022-01-26|title=Navalny Poisoning Documentary to Premiere at Sundance|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/01/25/navalny-poisoning-documentary-to-premiere-at-sundance-a76138|date=25 January 2022|website=The Moscow Times}}</ref> It also won the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film|Best Documentary Feature]] at the [[95th Academy Awards]], won the award for Best Political Documentary at the [[7th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards]] and picked up best documentary at the [[76th British Academy Film Awards|76th BAFTA awards ceremony]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAFTA Film Awards 2023: The full list of winners |url=https://news.sky.com/story/bafta-film-awards-2023-the-full-list-of-winners-12815159 |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Synopsis ==
The film tells about events related to poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and [[Poisoning of Alexei Navalny|the poisoning investigation]]. On 20 August 2020, Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption activist [[Alexei Navalny]] was poisoned with a [[Novichok agent|Novichok]]<ref>{{Cite web|lang=en|url=https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020/12/c25dg19%28e%29.pdf|title=OPENING STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES AT ITS TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION|author=Генеральный директор ОЗХО Фернандо Ариас Гонсалес|website=ОЗХО|date=2020-11-30|quote=28. In September, the Secretariat conducted a technical assistance visit in response to a request from Germany under subparagraph 38(e) of Article VIII of the Convention. During the visit, a team of experts from the Secretariat collected biomedical samples directly from Mr Navalny for analysis by OPCW designated laboratories. The results of the analysis confirmed that a toxic chemical of the '''Novichok''' family was found in Mr Navalny's blood.}}</ref> nerve agent and was hospitalized in serious condition. During a flight from [[Tomsk]] to Moscow, he became violently ill and was taken to a hospital in [[Omsk]] after an emergency landing there, and put in a coma. He was evacuated to the [[Charité]] hospital in Berlin, Germany, two days later. The use of the nerve agent was confirmed by five [[Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW) certified laboratories.
The film is about the events related to the [[Poisoning of Alexei Navalny|poisoning]] of Russian opposition leader [[Alexei Navalny]] and the subsequent investigation into the poisoning. On August 20, 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a [[Novichok agent|Novichok nerve agent]],<ref>{{Cite web|language=en|url=https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020/12/c25dg19%28e%29.pdf|title=OPENING STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES AT ITS TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION|author=Генеральный директор ОЗХО Фернандо Ариас Гонсалес|website=ОЗХО|date=2020-11-30|quote=28. In September, the Secretariat conducted a technical assistance visit in response to a request from Germany under subparagraph 38(e) of Article VIII of the Convention. During the visit, a team of experts from the Secretariat collected biomedical samples directly from Mr Navalny for analysis by OPCW designated laboratories. The results of the analysis confirmed that a toxic chemical of the '''Novichok''' family was found in Mr Navalny's blood.}}</ref> falling sick during a flight from [[Tomsk]] to [[Moscow]], and was hospitalized in serious condition. Navalny was taken to a hospital in [[Omsk]] after an emergency landing there, and put in a coma. Two days later, he was evacuated to the [[Charité]] hospital in Berlin, Germany. The use of the nerve agent was confirmed by five [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW) certified laboratories. Navalny blamed Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] for his poisoning, while the Kremlin repeatedly denied involvement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/everyone-was-freaking-out-navalny-novichok-film-made-in-secret-premieres-at-sundance|title='Everyone was freaking out': Navalny novichok film made in secret premieres at Sundance|website=The Guardian|date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-documentary-award-russia-film-sundance/31677017.html|title=Documentary On Navalny Wins Top Awards At Sundance Film Festival|website=rferl.org|date=29 January 2022}}</ref>


The film shows how [[Bellingcat]] journalist [[Christo Grozev]] and [[Maria Pevchikh]], the head investigator for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, reveal the details of a plot that indicates the involvement of Putin.<ref >{{cite web | last=Horton | first=Adrian | title=Navalny review – shocking documentary of a Russian poisoning | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=27 January 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/27/navalny-review-shocking-documentary-of-a-russian-poisoning | access-date=13 December 2022}}</ref>
The director described the film as "the story of one man and his struggle with an authoritarian regime".<ref>[https://meduza.io/news/2022/01/13/hbo-max-i-cnn-snyali-dokumentalnyy-film-ob-aleksee-navalnom HBO Max и CNN сняли документальный фильм об Алексее Навальном]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=HBO и CNN сняли документальный фильм про Навального|url=https://tvrain.ru/news/pro_navalnogo_snjali_dokumentalnyj_film-545739/|website=[[Dozhd]]|date=13 January 2022}}</ref>

The director described the film as "the story of one man and his struggle with an authoritarian regime".<ref>[https://meduza.io/news/2022/01/13/hbo-max-i-cnn-snyali-dokumentalnyy-film-ob-aleksee-navalnom HBO Max и CNN сняли документальный фильм об Алексее Навальном]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=HBO и CNN сняли документальный фильм про Навального|url=https://tvrain.ru/news/pro_navalnogo_snjali_dokumentalnyj_film-545739/|work=[[TV Rain]]|date=13 January 2022}}</ref>


== Production ==
== Production ==
The project was first announced on January 13, 2022. The film was directed by Canadian documentary filmmaker [[Daniel Roher]], who originally planned to make a film about one of the investigations of [[Christo Grozev]]. Filming began shortly after Navalny came out of a coma and went on until his arrest in January 2021: according to the main character of the film, the film crew was next to him even at the border control at the airport.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 January 2022|title=Журналист Bellingcat рассказал, какой эффект на Запад окажет фильм HBO и CNN про Навального|work=[[Dozhd]]|url=https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/vechernee_shou/zhurnalist_bellingcat-545832/}}</ref>
The project was first announced on January 13, 2021. The film was directed by Canadian documentary filmmaker [[Daniel Roher]], who originally planned to make a film about one of the investigations of [[Christo Grozev]]. Filming began shortly after Navalny came out of a coma and went on until his arrest in January 2021: according to the main character of the film, the film crew was next to him even at the border control at the airport.<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 January 2022|title=Журналист Bellingcat рассказал, какой эффект на Запад окажет фильм HBO и CNN про Навального|work=[[TV Rain]]|url=https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/vechernee_shou/zhurnalist_bellingcat-545832/}}</ref>


It was produced by HBO Max and CNN Films in partnership with Fishbowl Films, Raefilm and Cottage M. The project was produced by Raefilm's Diana Becker and Melanie Miller, Cottage M's Shane Boris, CNN Films' Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton, and Maria Pevchikh.
It was produced by HBO Max and CNN Films in partnership with Fishbowl Films, RaeFilm Studios and Cottage M. The project was produced by Fishbowl Films' Diane Becker and Melanie Miller, Cottage M's [[Shane Boris]], RaeFilm Studios Odessa Rae, CNN Films' Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton, and [[Maria Pevchikh]].


== Release ==
== Release ==
The film premiered on 25 January at [[Sundance Film Festival]] as the final title in the U.S. Documentary Competition section.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|last2=D'Alessandro|first2=Anthony|date=2022-01-24|title=Daniel Roher Documentary Thriller 'Navalny' Is This Year's Sundance Secret Screening|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/sundance-film-festival-daniel-roher-documentary-navalny-secret-screening-1234918431/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>
The film premiered on January 25, 2022 at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] as the final title in the U.S. Documentary Competition section, where it won the Festival Favorite Award and the Audience Award for the U.S. Documentary Competition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=2022-01-24|title=Daniel Roher Documentary Thriller 'Navalny' Is This Year's Sundance Secret Screening|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/sundance-film-festival-daniel-roher-documentary-navalny-secret-screening-1234918431/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2022, [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and set it for an April 11, and April 12, 2022, release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/russian-dissident-alexei-navalny-doc-theaters-1235122453/|title=Russian Dissident Doc 'Navalny' to Receive Special Theatrical Release|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=March 30, 2022|access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref>


The film is scheduled to premiere in early 2022 on CNN in the US, as well as on the streaming platforms HBO MAX and CNN+.<ref name="форбс">[https://www.forbes.ru/society/452473-cnn-i-hbo-snali-dokumental-nyj-fil-m-ob-otravlenii-naval-nogo CNN и HBO сняли документальный фильм о Навальном]</ref>
The film premiered on April 24, 2022 on [[CNN]] in the US, as well as on the streaming platform [[CNN+]].<ref name="форбс">[https://www.forbes.ru/society/452473-cnn-i-hbo-snali-dokumental-nyj-fil-m-ob-otravlenii-naval-nogo CNN и HBO сняли документальный фильм о Навальном]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2022-04-15 |title=CNN Sets Premiere Date for Russian Dissident Doc 'Navalny' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cnn-russian-dissident-doc-navalny-1235130874/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Then after the closure of CNN+, the film moved to [[HBO Max]] on May 26, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/04/21/this-may-stream-hacks-the-staircase-the-time-travelers-wife-george-carlins-american-dream-and-more-on-hbo-max-372514/20220421warnermedia03/|title=This May Stream "Hacks," "The Staircase," "The Time Traveler's Wife," "George Carlin's American Dream" and More on HBO Max|website=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref>

It was shown on [[BBC2]] on April 25, 2022 and on February 16, 2024, the day of Navalny’s death.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016txs | title=BBC Two - Navalny }}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|97|8.2|103|''Navalny'' is a documentary that's as gripping as any thriller – but the real-life fight against authoritarianism that it details is deadly serious.|ref=yes|access-date=February 16, 2023}} {{Metacritic film prose|<!--score-->82|<!--number of reviews-->22|ref=y|access-date=June 7, 2022}}

''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' critic Phil Harrison awarded it 5/5 stars calling it "one of the most jaw-dropping things you'll ever witness", and "this terrifying documentary enters the realms of the far-fetched spy thriller – and yet it's all true".<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/25/navalny-review-one-of-the-most-jaw-dropping-things-youll-ever-witness | first=Phil | last=Harrison | date=25 April 2022 | accessdate=26 April 2022 | title=Navalny review – one of the most jaw-dropping things you'll ever witness ★★★★★}}</ref> ''[[New York Times]]'' film critic Ben Kenigsberg added the film to the "Critic's List" and also praised it saying "Roher has assembled a tense and absorbing look at Navalny and his inner circle".<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/movies/navalny-review.html | title='Navalny' Review: Speaking Truth to Power in a Corrupt System (Critic's List) | date=24 April 2022 | accessdate=26 April 2022 | first=Ben | last=Kenigsberg}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 90%;"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row"|[[Sundance Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2"|[[2022 Sundance Film Festival|January 30, 2022]]
| Audience Award: U.S. Documentary
| rowspan="4"|''Navalny''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2022 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED – sundance.org|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/2022-sundance-film-festival-awards-announced/|access-date=2022-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| Festival Favorite Award
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[Critics' Choice Documentary Awards]]
| rowspan="5"| [[7th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards|November 13, 2022]]
| [[Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/critics-choice-documentary-award-nominations-2022-good-night-oppy-fire-of-love-1235405858/|title='Fire of Love' and 'Good Night Oppy' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Clayton|last=Davis|date=October 17, 2022|accessdate=October 17, 2022}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/critics-choice-documentary-awards-2022-winners-list-1234781995/|title='Good Night Oppy,' 'Get Back' Dominate Critics Choice Documentary Awards (Complete Winners List)|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Christian|last=Zilko|date=November 13, 2022|accessdate=November 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Political Documentary|Best Political Documentary]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Daniel Roher]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Score
| [[Marius de Vries]] and Matt Robertson
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Editing
| Langdon Page and Maya Daisy Hawke
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[San Diego Film Critics Society]]
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2022|January 6, 2023]]
| Best Documentary
| rowspan="2"|''Navalny''
| {{nominated}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdfcs.org/2022-nominations/|title=2022 San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations|website=[[San Diego Film Critics Society]]|date=January 3, 2023|accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle]]
| [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2022|January 9, 2023]]
| [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary Film|Best Documentary Feature]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2022-san-francisco-bay-area-film-critics-circle-sfbafcc-nominations/ |title=The 2022 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations |last=Neglia |first=Matt |publisher=Next Best Picture |date=January 6, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="4" scope="row"| [[Cinema Eye Honors]]
| rowspan="4"|[[16th Cinema Eye Honors|January 12, 2023]]
| Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature
| Daniel Roher, [[Odessa Rae]], Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and [[Shane Boris]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/2023-cinema-eye-honors-nominees-documentary-feature-1234780961/|title='Fire of Love' and 'The Territory' Lead 2023 Cinema Eye Honors Nonfiction Film Nominees|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Marcus|last=Jones|date=November 10, 2022|accessdate=November 10, 2022}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/cinema-eye-honors-winners-list-1235487899/|title='All That Breathes,' 'Fire of Love' Lead Cinema Eye Honors|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first1=Julia|last1=MacCary|first2=Ellise|last2=Shafer|date=January 12, 2023|accessdate=January 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| Outstanding Production
| [[Odessa Rae]], Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
| {{won}}
|-
| Audience Choice Prize
| ''Navalny''
| {{won}}
|-
| The Unforgettables
| [[Alexei Navalny]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"|[[Georgia Film Critics Association]]
| January 13, 2023
| Best Documentary Film
| rowspan="3"|''Navalny''
| {{Nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/2022-georgia-film-critics-association-gafca-nominations/|title=2022 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) nominations|website=AwardsWatch|first=Erik|last=Anderson|date=January 7, 2023|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Seattle Film Critics Society]]
| [[2022 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards|January 17, 2023]]
| [[Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]]
| {{Nominated}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2023/01/09/sfcs-2022-nominations/|title="Everything Everywhere All At Once" Leads the 2022 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations|website=[[Seattle Film Critics Society]]|date=January 9, 2023|accessdate=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Houston Film Critics Society]]
| [[Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2022|February 18, 2023]]
| Best Documentary Feature
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/houston-film-critics-nominations-17708296 |title='Everything Everywhere,' 'Banshees of Inisherin' top list of Houston critics' nominations |last=Darling |first=Cary |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=10 January 2023 |access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[75th Directors Guild of America Awards|February 18, 2023]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries]]
| Daniel Roher
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=''Severance'', ''Station Eleven'', ''The Daily Show'' Lead 2023 DGA Awards Television Nominations |url= https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/severance-station-eleven-2023-dga-awards-tv-nominations-1235484034/|access-date=January 10, 2023 |work=Variety |date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[76th British Academy Film Awards|February 19, 2023]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Documentary|Best Documentary]]
| Daniel Roher, Diane Becker, Shane Boris, Melanie Miller, [[Odessa Rae]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Baftas 2023: The winners and nominees in full |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64328586 |website=BBC News |access-date=20 February 2023 |date=19 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Cinema for Peace awards|Cinema for Peace Awards]]
|February 24, 2023
|Award for Justice
| ''Navalny''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards 2022 |url=https://www.cinemaforpeace-foundation.org/awards-2022 |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Cinema for Peace Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[34th Producers Guild of America Awards|February 25, 2023]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Motion Picture|Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures]]
| [[Odessa Rae]], Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, and Shane Boris
| {{won}}
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* [https://navalny-film.io/ Russian internet publication]
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Navalny
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Roher
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNiki Waltl
Edited by
  • Maya Daisy Hawke
  • Langdon Page
Music by
Production
companies
  • Cottage M
  • Fishbowl Films
  • RaeFilm Studios
  • CNN Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25) (Sundance)
  • April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • Russian
  • English
Box office$106,399[1]

Navalny is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Daniel Roher.[2][3] The film revolves around Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and events related to his poisoning.[4] It was produced by HBO Max and CNN Films. The film premiered on January 25, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received critical and audience acclaim and won the Audience Award in the US Documentary competition and the Festival Favorite Award.[5] It also won the Best Documentary Feature at the 95th Academy Awards, won the award for Best Political Documentary at the 7th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards and picked up best documentary at the 76th BAFTA awards ceremony.[6]

Synopsis

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The film is about the events related to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the subsequent investigation into the poisoning. On August 20, 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent,[7] falling sick during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, and was hospitalized in serious condition. Navalny was taken to a hospital in Omsk after an emergency landing there, and put in a coma. Two days later, he was evacuated to the Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany. The use of the nerve agent was confirmed by five Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) certified laboratories. Navalny blamed Russian president Vladimir Putin for his poisoning, while the Kremlin repeatedly denied involvement.[8][9]

The film shows how Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev and Maria Pevchikh, the head investigator for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, reveal the details of a plot that indicates the involvement of Putin.[10]

The director described the film as "the story of one man and his struggle with an authoritarian regime".[11][12]

Production

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The project was first announced on January 13, 2021. The film was directed by Canadian documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher, who originally planned to make a film about one of the investigations of Christo Grozev. Filming began shortly after Navalny came out of a coma and went on until his arrest in January 2021: according to the main character of the film, the film crew was next to him even at the border control at the airport.[13]

It was produced by HBO Max and CNN Films in partnership with Fishbowl Films, RaeFilm Studios and Cottage M. The project was produced by Fishbowl Films' Diane Becker and Melanie Miller, Cottage M's Shane Boris, RaeFilm Studios Odessa Rae, CNN Films' Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton, and Maria Pevchikh.

Release

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The film premiered on January 25, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival as the final title in the U.S. Documentary Competition section, where it won the Festival Favorite Award and the Audience Award for the U.S. Documentary Competition.[14] In March 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and set it for an April 11, and April 12, 2022, release.[15]

The film premiered on April 24, 2022 on CNN in the US, as well as on the streaming platform CNN+.[16][17] Then after the closure of CNN+, the film moved to HBO Max on May 26, 2022.[18]

It was shown on BBC2 on April 25, 2022 and on February 16, 2024, the day of Navalny’s death.[19]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 103 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Navalny is a documentary that's as gripping as any thriller – but the real-life fight against authoritarianism that it details is deadly serious."[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[21]

Guardian critic Phil Harrison awarded it 5/5 stars calling it "one of the most jaw-dropping things you'll ever witness", and "this terrifying documentary enters the realms of the far-fetched spy thriller – and yet it's all true".[22] New York Times film critic Ben Kenigsberg added the film to the "Critic's List" and also praised it saying "Roher has assembled a tense and absorbing look at Navalny and his inner circle".[23]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival January 30, 2022 Audience Award: U.S. Documentary Navalny Won [24]
Festival Favorite Award Won
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards November 13, 2022 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [25]
[26]
Best Political Documentary Won
Best Director Daniel Roher Nominated
Best Score Marius de Vries and Matt Robertson Nominated
Best Editing Langdon Page and Maya Daisy Hawke Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society January 6, 2023 Best Documentary Navalny Nominated [27]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle January 9, 2023 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [28]
Cinema Eye Honors January 12, 2023 Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris Nominated [29]
[30]
Outstanding Production Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris Won
Audience Choice Prize Navalny Won
The Unforgettables Alexei Navalny Won
Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023 Best Documentary Film Navalny Nominated [31]
Seattle Film Critics Society January 17, 2023 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [32]
Houston Film Critics Society February 18, 2023 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [33]
Directors Guild of America Awards February 18, 2023 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries Daniel Roher Nominated [34]
British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2023 Best Documentary Daniel Roher, Diane Becker, Shane Boris, Melanie Miller, Odessa Rae Won [35]
Cinema for Peace Awards February 24, 2023 Award for Justice Navalny Won [36]
Producers Guild of America Awards February 25, 2023 Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, and Shane Boris Won [37][38]
Academy Awards March 12, 2023 Best Documentary Feature Film Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris Won [39][40]

References

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  2. ^ "'Everyone was freaking out': Navalny novichok film made in secret premieres at Sundance". The Guardian. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (January 26, 2022). "'Navalny' Review: A Must-See Documentary About the Anti-Putin Freedom Fighter Who Has Become the Conscience of Russia". Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (January 26, 2022). "'Navalny': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Times, The Moscow (January 25, 2022). "Navalny Poisoning Documentary to Premiere at Sundance". The Moscow Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "BAFTA Film Awards 2023: The full list of winners". Sky News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Генеральный директор ОЗХО Фернандо Ариас Гонсалес (November 30, 2020). "OPENING STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES AT ITS TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION" (PDF). ОЗХО. 28. In September, the Secretariat conducted a technical assistance visit in response to a request from Germany under subparagraph 38(e) of Article VIII of the Convention. During the visit, a team of experts from the Secretariat collected biomedical samples directly from Mr Navalny for analysis by OPCW designated laboratories. The results of the analysis confirmed that a toxic chemical of the Novichok family was found in Mr Navalny's blood.
  8. ^ "'Everyone was freaking out': Navalny novichok film made in secret premieres at Sundance". The Guardian. January 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Documentary On Navalny Wins Top Awards At Sundance Film Festival". rferl.org. January 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Horton, Adrian (January 27, 2022). "Navalny review – shocking documentary of a Russian poisoning". The Guardian. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  11. ^ HBO Max и CNN сняли документальный фильм об Алексее Навальном
  12. ^ "HBO и CNN сняли документальный фильм про Навального". TV Rain. January 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Журналист Bellingcat рассказал, какой эффект на Запад окажет фильм HBO и CNN про Навального". TV Rain. January 14, 2022.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 24, 2022). "Daniel Roher Documentary Thriller 'Navalny' Is This Year's Sundance Secret Screening". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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  16. ^ CNN и HBO сняли документальный фильм о Навальном
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  18. ^ "This May Stream "Hacks," "The Staircase," "The Time Traveler's Wife," "George Carlin's American Dream" and More on HBO Max". The Futon Critic. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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  23. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (April 24, 2022). "'Navalny' Review: Speaking Truth to Power in a Corrupt System (Critic's List)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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  26. ^ Zilko, Christian (November 13, 2022). "'Good Night Oppy,' 'Get Back' Dominate Critics Choice Documentary Awards (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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  32. ^ ""Everything Everywhere All At Once" Leads the 2022 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  33. ^ Darling, Cary (January 10, 2023). "'Everything Everywhere,' 'Banshees of Inisherin' top list of Houston critics' nominations". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  34. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 10, 2023). "Severance, Station Eleven, The Daily Show Lead 2023 DGA Awards Television Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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  37. ^ "Producers Guild of America Awards Celebrates Everything Everywhere All At Once, White Lotus, The Bear, Navalny & more with Top Honors" (Press release). Los Angeles: Producers Guild of America. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  39. ^ 2023|Oscars.org
  40. ^ 'Navalny' Wins Best Documentary Feature Film | 95th Oscars (2023)
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