''Chaika'' ( - ''Seagull'') is a 2015 Russian documentary
film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
about the corrupt affairs and some other crimes of
Prosecutor General of Russia
The Prosecutor General of Russia (also Attorney General of Russia, ) heads the system of official prosecution in courts and heads the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The Prosecutor General remains one of the most po ...
Yury Chaika
Yury Yakovlevich Chaika (; born 21 May 1951) is a Russian lawyer and statesman who currently serves as the Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District since 2020. He previously served as Prosecutor-General of Russia from 2006 to 2 ...
and his sons,
Artyom Chaika and
Igor Chaika
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* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
Arts, entertainment, and media
*Igor (character), a stock character
* Igors (''Discworld''), a fictional humanoid family in the ''Discworld'' ...
.
Content
The film tells about crimes of Chaika family, connections with criminal leaders and acquiring enterprises.
Award
Winner of
Artdocfest
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festival (nominee ArtDocSet') in 2015.
In media
On 3 February 2016, the group
Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot is a Feminism in Russia, Russian feminist protest and performance art group based in Moscow that became popular for its provocative punk rock music which later turned into a more accessible style. Founded in the fall of 2011 by the th ...
released a satirical music video titled ''Chaika'', alluding to Navalny's findings.
References
External links
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Official video by Anti-Corruption FoundationChaika- full story by Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (in Russian)
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2015 films
2015 short documentary films
Russian short documentary films
Anti-Corruption Foundation films
2010s Russian films
2010s Russian-language films
Russian-language short documentary films
2015 YouTube videos
Documentary films about Russian politics