An exciting, moving, and compelling Danish film about one of the most unlikely heroes ever. And at the same time so topical and important that you would want to show this documentary to everyone for that reason alone.

Special screening in collaboration with Studium Generale. The film will be introduced by journalist and film studies expert Gerlinda Heywegen. For all students the tickets are only €7,50 and a softdrink or a (small) draft beer is included with the filmticket. (please show your student ID).

So exciting, moving, and compelling that you won’t be able to stop talking about it. Mr. Nobody Against Putin was the sensation of the Sundance Film Festival and has since been screened at more than 100 film festivals, including our own Movies That Matter. Where, as at most other festivals, it promptly won the audience award. An impressive, multi-layered portrait of courage, humanity, and resistance on a small scale. One of the big favorites at the Sundance Film Festival. The main character, Pavel, is someone you immediately take a liking to, a particularly kind, gentle man, adored by his students, who undergoes a metamorphosis in the film and becomes an enormous, unlikely hero.

The film follows Pavel “Pasha” Talankin, a beloved and modest teacher in the Russian town of Karabash. His students adore him; he is a mentor, joker, and safe haven for anyone who feels different. But when Russia invades Ukraine, his school is transformed into a stage for state propaganda. Flags are raised, history lessons are rewritten, and children are forced to march and sing military odes. As the school videographer, Pasha is tasked with capturing it all on film. What he films is not the glossy patriotism expected of him, but the creeping fear, the loss of freedom, and the militarization of an entire generation. His camera becomes his weapon. The result is a sharp and revealing film about state control, the vulnerability of education, and the moral choices ordinary citizens must make under pressure from the regime. Think Orwell, think Trump, think… At the same time, the film retains an unexpected lightness and humor. Despite the threat and the seriousness of what he captures, Pasha remains a light-hearted and sparkling storyteller. His jokes, his warmth, and his sharp observations make the film a special, almost unique experience.