ANTIDOTE

Dir. James Jones | Documentary | U.K./U.S.A/Netherlands | 2024 | 1 hr. 29 min.

What is the cost of speaking truth to power in Putin’s Russia? Antidote is a gripping and immersive documentary that follows whistleblowers, activists, and journalists risking everything to expose a deadly regime. As political dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza survives two poisonings and faces trial for treason, his wife Evgenia fights for his freedom. Meanwhile, investigative journalist Christo Grozev uncovers state-sanctioned assassinations and is forced into hiding. With unprecedented access, Emmy-winner James Jones reveals the harrowing personal toll of standing up to authoritarianism.