Three films about Russian anti-Kremlin journalists and activists under President Vladimir Putin have been shortlisted for the Oscars, in what critics said Wednesday sent a clear anti-war, ...

The Russian government has introduced new rules surrounding exhibition licences for films. The proposed legislation states that films "defiling the national culture, posing a threat to national unity ...

CANNES, France (AP) — Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia, set against the ...

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