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‘Navalny,’ About Russian Opposition Leader, Added as Surprise Film to Sundance Lineup

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Daniel Roher directs the documentary that will premiere Tuesday in competition at the virtual festival
With the Sundance Film Festival well under way, the festival has added a surprise world premiere to its lineup, “Navalny,” a documentary about Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. The film, directed by Daniel Roher, will screen Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. MT as part of the virtual festival, and it will also compete as the 10th and final film in the U.S. documentary competition section of the festival. Tickets for the film are on sale now. The film discusses how Navalny survived an assassination attempt on his life by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent back in August 2020.

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