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  • Summary: A documentary on the transformation of Mikhail Khodorkovsky - from a perfect socialist to a perfect capitalist and finally, in a Siberian prison, becoming a perfect martyr. Khodorkovky - the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia - knowing that he will be imprisoned, once he returns. Why didn't Khodorkovsky stay in Exile with a couple of billions? Why did he come back? Why did he do that? A personal journey to Khodorkovsky. (LALA Film)… Expand

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  1. NPR
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    Dec 2, 2011
    90
    Tuschi has made a docu-thriller of enormous narrative flair and visual smarts. It's a perfect fit for the blend of Greek tragedy, spaghetti Western and judicial farce that defines business and politics in the New Russia.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alison Willmore
    Dec 1, 2011
    83
    It's unlikely to enflame American audiences with less of a stake in Russia's political goings-on, but works as a persuasive portrait of a politically toxic situation. As one of Khodorkovsky's advocates admits to the camera, even capitalists are entitled to human rights.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Joshua Rothkopf
    Nov 29, 2011
    60
    Tuschi leans too far into an admiring position, and you thirst for some commonsense critique. It's all a bit rich.

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