Extremist
A young Russian artist makes an anti-war statement by swapping food labels with pacifist messages in a Moscow supermarket, leading to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence.
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"A woman decides to swap product labels for labels that express anti war sentiment, all of this in Russia. War is something tragic. This film works as a way of showing the story of one of the people imprisoned for protesting against the war. The film has two moments. An initial one that shows her quiet life and her love with her girlfriend, and a second one in which the trial takes place. Everything feels very rushed, with a sensation similar to that of videos released by the defense during open court hearings. There is not much of anything in this short film, but it is not completely tediou..."
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Extremist is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven years for replacing four price tags with anti-war messages.
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A young Russian artist makes an anti-war statement by swapping food labels with pacifist messages in a Moscow supermarket, leading to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence.