May 23, 2007

"Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case"

Cannes Selection Changed to Host "Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case" Kommersant reports that Andrey Nekrasov's film, Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case, will be shown at the Cannes Film festival, on Saturday, May 26, and Alexander Litvinenko’s widow Marina will attend the premier.

Russian spy film a late entry to Cannes
Alison James, Variety Magazine's Festival Shootout at the Cannes Film Festival, describes the suspense and politics of hosting the surprise world premier of the movie. Russian feature and documentary filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov, a friend of the former spy, and Olga Konskaya made the one hour 53-minute documentary.

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