That comes from someone with firsthand knowledge of the aftershocks.
All countries are different, and we have a lot of countries under dictatorships, under authoritarian regimes.
But we also have democratic countries with very unpleasant signs.
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Police activity ramped up arrests, and this was all before Putin invaded Ukraine and protests really exploded.
TV Rain had already been named a foreign agent.
And I remember, we said, Lets make a film about this.
People are starting to be singled out.
Obviously, we didnt know what this would lead to, she said.
I think when I was filming it, everybody had a sense that things were going to get worse.
Everyone was trying to figure out, how long can I keep working here in this country?
How long can I stay and fight here?
What they didnt expect is that the monster would invade the neighboring country, Ukraine.
The noose around a free press tightened.
Rain held on for weeks but was eventually declared a criminal organization.
The Netherlands granted it a broadcast license and it moved what was left of its operations to Amsterdam.
One million people have left Russia since then.
We are already on the same page.
And here we go with the situation of polarization of the country, of dividing it in two parts.
And what does that mean?
Do you just like leave the country and leave it to them?
What are you supposed to do, at what point?
