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Not one mention of the movie - by the top anti-Putin Russian director - “the magnitsky files” It took me two years to find a bootleg copy of it, thanks to Bill

Not one mention of the movie - by the top anti-Putin Russian director - “the magnitsky files” It took me two years to find a bootleg copy of it, thanks to Bill Browders efforts to bury that film. (Before anyone asks, yes I am a Putin-bot working in a Moscow farm. Now go watch the f%%ing movie)

pudo 8y ago
Where did you find it? I’ve read some of the associated writing and didn’t find it convincing. But I would like to see the film.
- dhdbxifhf 8y ago
  I found it in onr of those dodgy YouTube wannabe sites. Can’t remember which.
kough 8y ago
Can you explain why Browder would bury this film, and how he's done so?
- Tycho 8y ago
  The documentary was funded by a Norwegian production company and directed by an anti-Putin filmmaker. The initial intention was to work with Browder to tell his story and raise awareness of the fate of his lawyer, Magnitsky. But the director, having started sympathetically, did a U-turn halfway through production when he found problems with the story Browder was feeding them, and actually confronted Browder on camera. It seems that distribution and screening support for the film crumbled under threats of libel lawsuits. The Washington Post dismissed it as 'propaganda' in an editorial, although the curious thing is their editorial significantly misrepresents the content of the film. It could be, of course, that this film-maker is really in Putin's pocket. Or that he just wanted to get attention and didn't care about the truth. But it does seem that points raised in the documentary have been dismissed rather than addressed, and Browder's overall conduct strikes me as suspicious.
Bjartr 8y ago
Perhaps you could provide some more detail so others might be able to find it as well? For that matter, what's the name of the director? I'm assuming you are not referring to "The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes"[0], right? [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6028446 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6028446
- taway001992 8y ago
  I think that is what the top commenter is referring to, see the story here: [0] [0] https://consortiumnews.com/2017/10/28/guardians-of-the-magnitsky-myth/ https://consortiumnews.com/2017/10/28/guardians-of-the-magni...
- chokolad 8y ago
  This is exactly the movie he refers to.
- Bjartr 8y ago
  For what it's worth, it's on TPB
gandhium 8y ago
Yes, most likely you're kremlinbot, spreading FUD around. Movie by the 'top anti-Putin Russian director' is called "The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes", not "The Magnitsky Files". The support for claims "effort to bury that film" or "top anti-Putin director" is on you though. And movie “The Magnitsky Files: Organized Crime Inside the Russian Government.” is a different movie and was presented by Browder itself: [0] (looks like it's a story from WaPo but I cannot open WaPo link, so here's the copy) [0} http://russian-untouchables.com/eng/2012/06/magnitsky-documentary-suggests-fraud-collusion-between-russian-officials-police-detectives-2/ http://russian-untouchables.com/eng/2012/06/magnitsky-docume...
- dhdbxifhf 8y ago
  “Yes, most likely you're kremlinbot, spreading FUD around.” I said as much.

pudo 8y ago

Where did you find it? I’ve read some of the associated writing and didn’t find it convincing. But I would like to see the film.

dhdbxifhf 8y ago
I found it in onr of those dodgy YouTube wannabe sites. Can’t remember which.

kough 8y ago

Can you explain why Browder would bury this film, and how he's done so?

Tycho 8y ago
The documentary was funded by a Norwegian production company and directed by an anti-Putin filmmaker. The initial intention was to work with Browder to tell his story and raise awareness of the fate of his lawyer, Magnitsky. But the director, having started sympathetically, did a U-turn halfway through production when he found problems with the story Browder was feeding them, and actually confronted Browder on camera. It seems that distribution and screening support for the film crumbled under threats of libel lawsuits. The Washington Post dismissed it as 'propaganda' in an editorial, although the curious thing is their editorial significantly misrepresents the content of the film. It could be, of course, that this film-maker is really in Putin's pocket. Or that he just wanted to get attention and didn't care about the truth. But it does seem that points raised in the documentary have been dismissed rather than addressed, and Browder's overall conduct strikes me as suspicious.

Bjartr 8y ago

Perhaps you could provide some more detail so others might be able to find it as well? For that matter, what's the name of the director? I'm assuming you are not referring to "The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes"[0], right? [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6028446 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6028446

taway001992 8y ago
I think that is what the top commenter is referring to, see the story here: [0] [0] https://consortiumnews.com/2017/10/28/guardians-of-the-magnitsky-myth/ https://consortiumnews.com/2017/10/28/guardians-of-the-magni...
chokolad 8y ago
This is exactly the movie he refers to.
Bjartr 8y ago
For what it's worth, it's on TPB

gandhium 8y ago

Yes, most likely you're kremlinbot, spreading FUD around. Movie by the 'top anti-Putin Russian director' is called "The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes", not "The Magnitsky Files". The support for claims "effort to bury that film" or "top anti-Putin director" is on you though. And movie “The Magnitsky Files: Organized Crime Inside the Russian Government.” is a different movie and was presented by Browder itself: [0] (looks like it's a story from WaPo but I cannot open WaPo link, so here's the copy) [0} http://russian-untouchables.com/eng/2012/06/magnitsky-documentary-suggests-fraud-collusion-between-russian-officials-police-detectives-2/ http://russian-untouchables.com/eng/2012/06/magnitsky-docume...

dhdbxifhf 8y ago
“Yes, most likely you're kremlinbot, spreading FUD around.” I said as much.