'Mr Nobody Against Putin', an Oscar-nominated documentary, is based on footage smuggled by Pavel Talankin out of Russia

'Mr Nobody Against Putin', an Oscar-nominated documentary, is based on footage smuggled by Pavel Talankin out of Russia

Pavel Talankin, a self-exiled Russian videographer behind an anti-propaganda documentary nominated for an Oscar, said Thursday he was ready to go to Hollywood and had "already dusted off the shelf" for a prize.

David Borenstein's "Mr Nobody Against Putin", based on footage smuggled by Talankin out of Russia, was nominated in the Documentary Feature Film category.

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