''Nemtsov'' is a documentary film about
Boris Nemtsov
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov; (9 October 195927 February 2015) was a Russian physicist, liberalism in Russia, liberal politician, and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Early in his political career, he was involved in the introduction of reform ...
, the Russian opposition leader who was assassinated in Moscow on February 27, 2015. It was written, directed, and narrated by
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza ( rus, Владимир Владимирович Кара-Мурза, p=kɐˌra mʊrˈza; born 7 September 1981) is a Russian-British political activist, journalist, author, filmmaker, and former political p ...
, a Russian journalist and historian and a longtime friend and colleague of Nemtsov. The executive producer of the film is
Renat Davletgildeev, former deputy editor-in-chief of
TV Rain
TV Rain ( rus, Дождь, Dozhd, p=ˈdoʂtʲ, a=Ru-дождь (doʂtʲ).ogg; stylized as ДО///ДЬ) is an independent Russian-language television channel. Launched in Russia in 2010, it has been based in the Netherlands since 2022. It focuse ...
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Story
''Nemtsov'' chronicles the life and career of Boris Nemtsov from his work as a scientist and his activism in opposition to a nuclear plant in Gorky in the late Soviet period to his meteoric political rise in post-Soviet Russia, when he was elected to Parliament, implemented market reforms as governor of Nizhny Novgorod, was invited to become Russia’s deputy prime minister, and was widely seen as a future successor to President
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to ...
; as well as in his later years as a leader of the democratic opposition in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The documentary is primarily narrated through interviews with people who knew and worked with Nemtsov and contains rare archival footage, including from the Nemtsov family.
Kara-Murza described his film as “a portrait of Boris Nemtsov as he was; without slander, without propaganda, without the clichés and the lies… the real Nemtsov, not the caricature image created by the Kremlin.”
The film includes no direct mention of Nemtsov’s assassination. As the authors explained, “it is not about death. It is about the life of a man who could have been president of Russia.”
Screenings
The film was first shown at the Boris Nemtsov Forum in Berlin on October 9, 2016; the Russian premiere was held in Nizhny Novgorod on November 30, 2016. ''Nemtsov'' has been screened in 37 cities in Russia, as well as in other countries in Europe and in North America. The screenings were attended by members of Russian regional legislatures, members of the European Parliament, and members of several national parliaments, including the U.S. Congress.
The Russian version of the film was publicly released online on October 9, 2017; the English-subtitled version was released on February 27, 2018.
Participants
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Boris Abramovich
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Viktor Aksyuchits
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Vladimir Bukovsky
Vladimir Konstantinovich Bukovsky (; 30 December 1942 – 27 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian Human rights activists, human rights activist and writer. From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, he was a prominent figure in the Soviet dissid ...
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Sergei Dorenko
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Lilia Dubovaya
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Tatiana Grishina
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Dmitry Gudkov
Dmitry Gennadyevich Gudkov (; born 19 January 1980) is a Russian politician and opposition leader. He was elected as a member of the State Duma in 2011–2016. His father, Gennady Gudkov, was also a Duma deputy in 2001–2012. Both father and ...
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Mikhail Kasyanov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasyanov ( rus, Михаи́л Миха́йлович Касья́нов, , mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsʲjanəf, links=no; born 8 December 1957) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia fr ...
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Irina Khakamada
Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada ( rus, Ири́на Муцу́овна Хакама́да, p=ɪˈrʲinə mʊˈtsuəvnə xəkɐˈmadə; born 13 April 1955) is a Russian economist, political activist, journalist, teacher, publicist, and politician who ...
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (, ; born 26 June 1963), sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, Russian oligarchs, oligarch, and Russian opposition, opposition activist, now residing in London. In 2003, Khodork ...
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Yevgeni Kiselev
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Viktor Lysov
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Igor Maskaev
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John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...
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Boris Nadezhdin
Boris Borisovich Nadezhdin (; born 26 April 1963) is a Russian opposition politician. He served in the State Duma from 1999 to 2003. He was also a municipal councillor in Moscow and was considered to be a close ally of opposition politician Bor ...
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Alexei Navalny
Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (, ; 4 June 197616 February 2024) was a Russian Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, opposition leader, anti-corruption in Russia, corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Found ...
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Raisa Nemtsova
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Zhanna Nemtsova
Zhanna Borisovna Nemtsova (; born 26 March 1984) is a Russian journalist and social activist. She is the daughter of Boris Nemtsov.
Early life
Nemtsova was born in Gorky, USSR (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) on 26 March 1984, to Russian pol ...
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Olga Shorina
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Oleg Sysuev
Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus.
Origins
''Oleg'' derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equival ...
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Strobe Talbott
Nelson Strobridge Talbott III (born April 25, 1946) is an American foreign policy analyst focused on Russia. He was associated with ''Time'' magazine, and a diplomat who served as the deputy secretary of state from 1994 to 2001. He was president ...
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Ilya Yashin
Ilya Valeryevich Yashin (; born 29 June 1983) is a Russian opposition politician who led the People's Freedom Party (PARNAS) from 2012 to 2016, and then its Moscow branch. He was also head of the Moscow municipal district of Krasnoselsky an ...
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Sergei Yastrzhembsky
Sergey Vladimirovich Yastrzhembsky (, ; born December 4, 1953) is a Russian statesman and diplomat. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. He has been called "the keeper of V ...
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Grigory Yavlinsky
Grigory Alekseyevich Yavlinsky (; born 10 April 1952) is a Russian economist and politician. He has held numerous positions in the Soviet and Russian governments across different levels, including in the State Duma.
Yavlinsky was one of auth ...
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Valentin Yumashev
Valentin Borisovich Yumashev (; born 15 December 1957) is a Russian journalist, politician and businessman- developer, who is the son-in-law of former President Boris Yeltsin and a member of his inner circle. He has the federal state civilian s ...
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Tatyana Yumasheva
Tatyana Borisovna Yumasheva (; formerly Dyachenko (Дьяченко); (Ельцина); born 17 January 1960) is the younger daughter of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin and Naina Yeltsina. Since 2009, Yumasheva has been a citizen of Au ...
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Nina Zvereva
Reviews
According to Russian film critic Artemy Troitsky, ''Nemtsov'' "is what the French call ''hommage'', that is to say a tribute. As a tribute, I think it is impeccable." Television commentator Arina Borodina noted that the authors have done "colossal archival work" and that the film depicts "a large, colorful, powerful, courageous life." "The film shows that Boris Nemtsov was a politician with a large degree of openness and sincerity, and that such position is, historically speaking, a winning one," wrote political analyst Alexander Morozov. Nemtsov's daughter Zhanna described Kara-Murza's documentary as "a film made by a friend about a friend"; in her words, "it is clear that this is not a detached view, it is a film Kara-Murza made about a loved one."
Awards
In January 2018 for his work on ''Nemtsov'' Vladimir Kara-Murza was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Journalism as an Act of Conscience.
References
External links
Official website''Nemtsov'' on YouTube«Немцов» Эхо Москвы, 9 октября 2017
Радио Свобода, 11 октября 2016)
Бориса Немцова помянули как первого нижегородского губернатора Коммерсантъ, 30 ноября 2016
ТК Волга, 30 ноября 2016
Пост Владимира Кара-Мурзы в Facebook 6 декабря 2016
Росбалт, 7 декабря 2016
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ttps://www.golos-ameriki.ru/a/nemtsov-movie-memory/3628144.html Борис Немцов глазами друзей и политических соратников Голос Америки, 8 декабря 2016
Слишком свободный человек Радио Свобода, 8 декабря 2016
Премьера фильма «Немцов» ПАРНАС TV, 9 декабря 2016
В Ярославле с аншлагом прошел показ фильма «Немцов» Ярновости, 13 декабря 2016
Публицист Владимир Кара-Мурза-младший: «Немцов» — это фильм, которого не должно было быть 7х7, 13 декабря 2016
Idel.Реалии, 14 декабря 2016
Screenings of Nemtsov Documentary Held in Russia Institute of Modern Russia
«Немцов». Фильм, которого не должно было быть Ельцин-Центр, 25 января 2017
Открытый показ фильма «Немцов» стал закрытым: организаторам не удалось найти доступную для широкого показа площадку Тюмень PRO, 14 января 2017
Радио Свобода, 29 января 2017
Владимир Кара-Мурза: «Убийство Немцова раскроют не при этой власти» Караван, 8 февраля 2017
In Memoriam: Three 2016 Documentaries about Boris Nemtsov The New Contemporary, 14 марта 2017
В Петрозаводске показали «Немцова» 7х7, 31 марта 2017
В Иванове прошел показ фильма «Немцов» IvanovoNews, 15 апреля 2017
ТК , 10 мая 2017
* [https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/pasaulis/du-kartus-bandyma-nunuodyti-isgyvenes-kremliaus-kritikas-v-kara-murza-nebenorime-kito-putino-57-801104 Du kartus bandymą nunuodyti išgyvenęs Kremliaus kritikas V.Kara-Murza: „Nebenorime kito Putino“], 15min, May 22, 2017
В Костроме состоялись показ фильма «Немцов» и скайп-конференция с его автором 7х7, 28 мая 2017
Человек-бренд: фильм «Немцов» показали в Вашингтоне Голос Америки, 3 мая 2017
Голос Америки, 4 мая 2017
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ttps://imrussia.org/en/news/2788-nemtsov-film-screenings-open-in-the-u-s Nemtsov Film Screenings Open in the U.S. Institute of Modern Russia
Настоящее время. Итоги Голос Америки, 12 мая 2017
Boris Nemtsov’s Legacy Haunts Putin’s Russia National Review, May 24, 2017
В Европарламенте показали фильм о Борисе Немцове ТК Белсат, 8 июня 2017
Vladimir Kara-Murza: O životě a smrti Borise Němcova Knihovna Václava Havla, June 20, 2017
Nemtsov: Film Screening and Discussion National Endowment for Democracy, September 15, 2017
Фильм о Борисе Немцове LTV7, 27 сентября 2017
Двоих журналистов «Новой газеты» наградят премией им. Сахарова «За журналистику как поступок» Новая газета, 20 декабря 2017
Премия им. Сахарова за фильм «Немцов» Эхо Москвы, 31 января 2018
Сайт Открытой России получил орден «За мужество» премии имени Андрея Сахарова «За журналистику как поступок» МБХ медиа, 31 января 2018
A Film of Shakespearean Proportions: Kara-Murza's "Nemtsov" The Skidmore News, February 13, 2018
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Фильм «Немцов»: дополнительные материалы Эхо Москвы, 27 февраля 2018
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